We do not know what we are made of until we reach beyond the bounds of who or what we know ourselves to be. It is risky, scary, and highly uncertain to venture beyond the known, at least according to our minds. There are all kinds of barriers that pop up when we choose to push beyond the known in any area of life. It is the heart and spirit within us that is the silent champion for stepping into the realm of exploits. Balancing the push and pull between these two forces is in and of itself an exploit. Many of us spend a lot of time listening to all the reasons why it won’t work, how it makes no sense, or what the worst is that could happen. We are so used to the story in our heads that we do not even question it. One of the benefits of my daily date with God is the recognition of the sound of my own voice in my head. While in some cases, it does not seem like a benefit. Given that it rambles on whether I am aware of it or not, I would rather be aware. It is the very thing that often deters people from engaging in more than a cursory step into the world of meditation. When we slow down long enough to listen, it can be loud, obnoxious, never ending, frustrating, and any number of negative connotations. Yet, only when we become aware of it can we accomplish the exploit of questioning it. Questioning it long enough to get some space between the presence of the thought and the movement of the body. It is not about quieting the voice in our head immediately. In my recovery journey, it has been about befriending it. Learning what the heart and spirit is behind it. Only when I exploit it by meeting it face to face can I learn the nuances of what it is here to teach me about myself , about who or what I am being in the moment. If it were an exploit that everyone traveled, there would be more who know themselves as the courageous energy that lives within their hearts no matter what their heads are telling them.
Are we willing to traverse the exploit of the inner working of our minds and discover the courage that is present within us today?
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