dailydatewithgod

Configuring the navigation of our lives is often viewed from the perspective of needing to have all the answers.  What if the best tool for navigation is not knowing?  What if getting to where we are supposed to go is about dealing with whatever speck is right in front of us?  Whether we plan well or not, all we have control over is the speck in front of us. We do not get to see the whole picture or all the tendrils attached to the specks. We are given exactly what we need to focus on and address the speck.  It has been said that we are like a wave on the ocean or a speck of sand on the beach.  We are one part of the whole.  If we are so busy trying to get somewhere that we do not do well with what is right in front of us, what makes us think we have the tools necessary to navigate that bigger thing.  In recovery, there is a catchphrase, “First things first.”  In other words, do what needs to be done first without worrying about what will happen next. Our hearts have the lens to notice the specks in and around us.  Sometimes our minds are racing so fast to get to the next thing, we cannot see what is right in front of us.  Our heart’s energy notices and pulls at our emotions moment to moment to alert us to the speck we may not be seeing. When we slow the breath and make room for the heart to speak to us, we begin to open our eyes to all the beautiful, messy, wacky, fun, icky, frustrating, and seemingly insignificant specks. In this time when we are being asked to slow down and be aware of what is around us, our hearts are readily attuned to the specks we will begin to witness.  Our hearts are daring enough to face and embrace the specks with compassion and curiosity.