dailydatewithgod

Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in a situation because we cannot figure a way out of it.  We may be unknowingly constrained by a frame the is encasing our capacity to think outside the box.  There are boundaries and perimeters of expectation that accompany any process which can impede growth.  Particular constraints and limitations may be in place either by literal rules or societal norms which seem to prevent a solution.  Reaching out and working with others can often help open up the frame and allow for an expansion of possibilities.  The same internal process occurs when we extend our focus outside the frame of our minds and tap into the energy of our hearts.  I can think of so many times when I was convinced that if I just thought about something long enough I would come up with an answer.  Yet it is on my daily dates with God that I learned the dynamics of an alternate frame.  To connect to the limitless perspective of God, we are encouraged to step outside the frame of our minds and connect to our hearts.  In the sometimes ethereal feeling space, we can pause and make room for the breath.  The breath of life which we need to infuse alternate insights.  When we get so focused within the frame of what is possible according to our mind we can forget to breathe. Opening the heart space with a breath relaxes the frame of our minds and allows a joint effort in troubleshooting whatever it is we are facing.  Staying constricted in the frame of our minds only keeps us looping over and over with the same solutions. Sometimes we need to spend lots of time looping inside the frame of our mind because we fear to step outside the well-known frame.  God invites us whenever we are done looping to pause, breathe, and open the frame of our hearts.