dailydatewithgod

There are times in our lives when we are forced to pause and take a closer look. It usually catches us by surprise as rarely do any of truly attempt to slow down.  We live in a fast-paced world with things we are asked to handle moment to moment.  We get used to moving from one thing to another barely glancing at the space between all in an effort to get more done.  And for what?  So we can make sure the epithet on our gravestone says, “She finished her to-do list before her last breath”?  Where would that fit exactly?  Taking time for reflection usually has to be created.  Anytime I have hoped it would just happen I found myself wondering where the time went.  As this thing called time just wandered down its own path and did its own thing. 😉 My daily dates with God are about creating reflection time.  Time to sit still and pay attention to the things I am saying and doing which create my being.  Checking in to see if they are in alignment with my heart and if I can still connect to the light of life within me.  The still small lighted voice I can barely hear when I am busy playing whack-a-mole with life.  Engaging in reflection is not just a practice to help one stay connected to the truth of who they are.  It builds in specific action which designs the reflection of the importance of presence in life.  How can I say I want my life to reflect certain ideas if I never take the time to figure out what those ideas are and how best to live them?  Reflection is the process and the result.  This allows us to check it off our to-do list as well as invest in our very being.  It can be challenging especially when we are so used to reacting instead of responding to life.  Newsflash: Life is full of challenges.  It becomes a question of which challenges we choose to take on, which ones feed our soul and our heart, and which ones do we want to reflect our very essence.