Intertwining Soul-Strands
BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP IS OUR MOST valuable spiritual workshop. Relationships are the threads whith which God weaves our earthly world, and the ways we care for and communicate with ourselves and each other create the patterns for our lives.
When we intertwine our soul-strands with others, we are brought face to face with our deepest fears and and our hightest aspirations. We are catapulted to towering heights and dragged to numbing depths, all in the service of soul.
I will admit that, on occasion, I have thought that a simple, solitary spiritual path would be just dandy. Leave me alone, and I'll come home to God wagging - not dragging - my tail behind me. But, in reality, we are relational beings who want and need to be connected to others in meaningful ways, no matter what joys and sorrows are involved. Allowing ourselves to intertwine soul strands provides us with ample opportunities to love and be loved, and love is the path to spirit.(footnote 1 - I can't find the footnote symbol on my keyboard LOL)
"And remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand"
by E.K. Brough
I loved this reading today and wanted to share it with my loved ones; however I wanted a scripture that was dear to me that went hand in hand with this simple thought and I remembered a time that made me smile.
Those of you who knew me in my early teens one summer after summer camp, we spent our time mastering "penny offs" (wasn't that what they were called?) on a swingset that we had removed the swings because we didn't have the gymnastic equipment, I kept quoted one scripture that summer that impressed me and I am sure those who remember will roll their eyes because I was like a broken record. LOL! Anyhow; It was Paul's letter to the Ephesians; the 29th verse of the 4th chapter and it warned us against speaking nothing that doesn't encourage one another. (Paul didn't know about the double negative rule) Regardless, It is one scripture that I have tried to keep as a goal and allow it to define my personality.
It came in very handy yesterday. Mike and I got into a terrible misunderstanding and It actually started the night before but my silent treatment wasn't over until yesterday morning. We both were hurting terrible and confused about the over reactions of the other. I want to tell the story without exploiting our personal woundedness details ,so I will just drive home to the finished point: We found one thing that helped us heal and overcome. "face to face, shameless, caring, love"
When we love one another through misunderstandings and help the other to notice where our over reaction could be a place that needs to heal, lovingly (without critisism or rage or shame of exposure) hold the other ones hand and walk them through it. It's hard to grow if you don't feel safe with one another, holding a critical tongue in check helps to create that safe place. Don't get me wrong, we don't fight fair allot and have to remind one another however, the love always prevails and that is when we heal one another. Yay!
It was kinda cool how my daily meditation reading went hand and hand with the event and I had to share. Hope it sparked your spirit too! Hugs and Kisses!
Footnote 1: "The woman's book of soul" by Sue Patton Thoele
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Friday, May 13, 2011
My daily prayer
Dear YHWH (also known as "Jehovah", "I am", "Creator", "Heavenly Father", "Holy God Almighty")
May my threshold of coping skills run high and wide so that in the effort to take care of myself there is no harm done to others. Help me to be gracious with others when I am injured by them.
Navigate me away from people that cause division, hurt my spirit, or cause my soul to need excessive nurturing. Wither away my rooted bitterness and replace it with the sweetness of your grace.
Place encouraging words in my mind and heart to speak to others because I know you will hold me accountable for careless words spoken and it will grieve me. Wrap your arms around myself and my loved ones keeping us from evil and comforting us when our expectations are not met by circumstances or others. May we always have enough to keep us from temptation of thoughts or actions outside your good will.
Guide my passion as I leave no stone unturned searching for the things wanted out of life with my precious partner that you have so carefully chosen to be my lover and my best friend. Keep us as iron sharpens iron to become the loving force that builds up a safe haven for one another and protects those who gather around us.
When I experience anger, show me how to exercise it's gift to take care of myself with deliberate cautious action and while practicing this art of selfishness help direct me through clear meditation and with intent to center myself in your precious universe with the plan you have for me so that I experience your rewards as I seek truth in your likeness.
Continue to give me peace and a love of the understanding of other points of view as discussion and debate grow me in wisdom of all kinds.
Give me joy that causes me to smile my goofy grin from ear to ear as I journey through this life.
May I never think that I am beyond the need to seek wise counsel nor need not your guiding hand.
Thank you for never leaving me alone, for binding up my broken heart, and healing my woundedness. Thank you for seeing only your precious son on my right side as I enter your presence. In Jesus precious name. Amen!
May my threshold of coping skills run high and wide so that in the effort to take care of myself there is no harm done to others. Help me to be gracious with others when I am injured by them.
Navigate me away from people that cause division, hurt my spirit, or cause my soul to need excessive nurturing. Wither away my rooted bitterness and replace it with the sweetness of your grace.
Place encouraging words in my mind and heart to speak to others because I know you will hold me accountable for careless words spoken and it will grieve me. Wrap your arms around myself and my loved ones keeping us from evil and comforting us when our expectations are not met by circumstances or others. May we always have enough to keep us from temptation of thoughts or actions outside your good will.
Guide my passion as I leave no stone unturned searching for the things wanted out of life with my precious partner that you have so carefully chosen to be my lover and my best friend. Keep us as iron sharpens iron to become the loving force that builds up a safe haven for one another and protects those who gather around us.
When I experience anger, show me how to exercise it's gift to take care of myself with deliberate cautious action and while practicing this art of selfishness help direct me through clear meditation and with intent to center myself in your precious universe with the plan you have for me so that I experience your rewards as I seek truth in your likeness.
Continue to give me peace and a love of the understanding of other points of view as discussion and debate grow me in wisdom of all kinds.
Give me joy that causes me to smile my goofy grin from ear to ear as I journey through this life.
May I never think that I am beyond the need to seek wise counsel nor need not your guiding hand.
Thank you for never leaving me alone, for binding up my broken heart, and healing my woundedness. Thank you for seeing only your precious son on my right side as I enter your presence. In Jesus precious name. Amen!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Shaking Negativity
January 27th, 2010
Helping my daughter to shake off the negative emotions:
Stand up and step outside. Take a moment to become aware of the universe around you. Take a deep breath in your nose hold for just a second to catch the negative feeling then forcefully blow out your mouth with cheeks extending as you release the bad vibes into the atmosphere. Visualize the negative yucky stuff floating out to the dry places like ashes drifting off never to return to you. Now shake your shoulders as you release the coat of despair and fling your fingers as you release the hurt and pain as if it were water flinging from your fingers. Now slowly take another deep breath of healing and new beginnings to replace old and make you whole for a new day is here with new opportunities and new blessings to be found. Look for them in the simple pleasures of life my dear child as you live the questions until the answers come to you. I love you dear child!
Helping my daughter to shake off the negative emotions:
Stand up and step outside. Take a moment to become aware of the universe around you. Take a deep breath in your nose hold for just a second to catch the negative feeling then forcefully blow out your mouth with cheeks extending as you release the bad vibes into the atmosphere. Visualize the negative yucky stuff floating out to the dry places like ashes drifting off never to return to you. Now shake your shoulders as you release the coat of despair and fling your fingers as you release the hurt and pain as if it were water flinging from your fingers. Now slowly take another deep breath of healing and new beginnings to replace old and make you whole for a new day is here with new opportunities and new blessings to be found. Look for them in the simple pleasures of life my dear child as you live the questions until the answers come to you. I love you dear child!
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