dailydatewithgod

When people are focusing on something as a whole group there is a lot of energy on the element of focus because of the power of attention.  Commotions are typically seen as disturbances and something to be avoided.  But what if the commotion is what is needed to get our attention in the first place. Sometimes it is only when there is commotion present that we wake up to the presence of the energy around us. The same goes for the commotion within us.  We, humans, are fickle and do not like being uncomfortable.  At least it is what we tell ourselves.  In the striving for calm and balance, we can go too far and numb out.  Conversely, we can jump into something just because it is moving and we can’t stand being still.  God invites us to pause from the commotion in our minds which are first thoughts about everything happening within us and outside of us. In that pause, we can take a deep breath and notice if the commotion in our minds is also a commotion in our hearts.  Through our breath, we can assess if the commotion is something that genuinely resonates in our hearts as the impetus to move or the irritation on our hearts because we are blindly following the commotion of thoughts in our minds.  Our bodies can provide the tools needed to navigate our lives from a place of commotion that expresses the truth of who we are versus the desire to get out of ourselves and jump into the commotion of the world.