dailydatewithgod

There are all kinds of measurements we use to place a value on something.  Within those measurements are degrees from one level to another.  We often place importance on the speed of change from one degree to another.  We concern ourselves when the movement from one degree to the next is too fast or too slow.   We even call it a degree when someone is recognized for having moved up in their measurements.  It is often a combination of one’s size, age, years of study or experience, and perceived potential for a contribution that culminates in the recognition of a degree.  With the degree, one is given the honor and held in high esteem.  Yet the degree usually indicated by a piece of paper and some initials after one’s name in and of itself holds no specific value. A degree is an agreed-upon measurement of intellect and or knowledge that is considered important to have.  How many experiences of degrees in our lives is do not have a title to put on a piece of paper to give someone to honor the work of their life? Those are quarantined to an internal space where the degrees are felt in our hearts, in our minds, in our bodies.  Knowing how to navigate our internal awareness of degree changes in our hearts, minds, and bodies are more powerful than all the paper degrees and initials after names.  One may have the degree on a piece of paper that says they have all the knowledge of the body but if they cannot stand being present in their own and know what it is like when their breath is taken away by awe, how knowledgeable are they?  If someone has a degree stating they are qualified to examine the inner workings of another’s mind but cannot connect to what in their mind is causing their degree of frustration with the other’s mind what does that degree on a paper really mean? The world we live in tells us that those who have degrees are the most powerful and the most knowledgeable.  They may know more and have the paper degree, but the degree to which we each apply the knowledge we have of our own inner understanding the higher degree of agency we have in our lives.  God encourages us to become familiar with the degrees within ourselves which create our perception of what is happening outside of us. It is a life-long path upon which we will experience many degrees of change and hopefully learn to enjoy the ride.