dailydatewithgod

We often imagine things happening in big strides.  We see change as happening with major events, big transformations, or profound moments of enlightenment.  When people share their story of how they changed or how an experience changed them, we expect to hear about some catastrophic shift in perspective.  Change can be this major experience but often the road to such changes are paved with tinges.  We get little inklings along the way that maybe we could look at things from a different perspective.  The tinges are like when the hair on our arm stands up when someone says something or a fleeting thought which is different from the usual.  The reality is within each new breath there is an opportunity for change.  We just take for granted that our heart is prompting us to take in some newness with each of those breaths.  We often ignore the tinges which can serve as a wake-up call because they are not big and loud.  Tinges are like the still small voice of God written about in many spiritual traditions.  It is hard to hear compared to the loudness of the clamoring of the world.  When we take time in our day to slow down, experience some quiet, and be with our heart and our breath we can attune ourselves to the messages encased in the tinges we experience throughout the day.  It does not mean we are doing it wrong if we do not pay attention to the tinges and instead wait to be hit over the head with life.  Instead, it is about having a curiosity towards what our hearts might be trying to communicate with us in all ways.