dailydatewithgod

We imagine ourselves to be people who are thinkers and then doers.  Often it is the reverse.  So much of what we do is automatic we do not realize the action has already begun or taken place before we are thinking about it.  You can call them instinctual or a result of years of an evolutionary pattern but much of it is helpful.  If we were to wait to be cognizant of something before taking action we might be dead. In the western world, there is much discussion around connecting to our purpose, meaning, discovering who we are and what we are about especially at this time of year.  If we look at our lives our actions tell us a lot about our lives because they show us what we are actually doing.  Noticing what we have the propensity for provides an insight into how we see ourselves, what we think our role or purpose is, and what our priorities are.  Often we do not know what propensities we have because we are not cognizant of them.  Pausing to notice them is the first step to connecting to what is so about us.  Then we can take a breath and see if there is a connection between our propensities and the knowing in our hearts. When we are open to aligning the two our lives become the living embodiment of who we are at our core.  In recovery, I started to look at my unknown propensities by doing an inventory of my life. Taking a look at my unknown propensities became the key to opening myself up to how my heart, mind, and body were misaligned.  My daily dates with God and traveling the path of the 12 steps provide the continual process by which I can align my propensities with my heart and mind and live powerfully from the truth of who I am at my core.