dailydatewithgod

Our lives are lived in real-time. As things are happening we are reacting, we are choosing, we are engaging, we are responding, and we are putting into motion our thoughts and feelings. We do not set out to create some sort of perfect picture but it can start that way when we pay close attention to our intentions.  We cannot control all the outer forces that exist but how we respond to our lives can be a portrayal or betrayal of our hearts.  We can choose to stay connected to the truest part of who we are and allow our actions to be a portrayal of this truth or not. We get caught up into fitting into someone else’s picture of what things are supposed to be like and begin to live a poor portrayal of who we are at our core.  We all want to feel like we belong.  We all want to be connected to others.  These are normal desires.  What can develop into a betrayal of ourselves is when we portray our inner knowing. God invites us to take the time to get connected to ourselves so we can be a portrayal of our best selves to ourselves and in the world.  Once we are connected to it we maintain the connection through our breath.  In this space of being a portrayal of our true essence, we can vacillate in and around who others think they want or need us to be. In the same way, when we are connected to our core we can notice when we are wanting someone else to be a portrayal of our story instead of their own.  We get swept up into the drama of it all and lose sight of our own hearts’ sometimes. It happens.  We do not need to make ourselves wrong for it.  Judgment is not a portrayal of anyone’s heart, least of all our own. To get back to the truth of the love we already are regardless of other’s approval and appreciation is to breathe in the space of our heart’s portrayal lived through every part of our being.