The forefront of our thinking is
paramount to our experience of life.
None of us go into
life prepared to accept a reality devoid of peace and joy. However we define
these two that go together, we seek to satisfy them with everything we have.
One of the facts of peace
and joy, though, is they are spiritual
designates; they don’t operate apart from the relational aspect of life. In
other words, those who value the good things, like love and respect, attract
the felt experience of peace and joy.
Peace and joy, as a
package, rely on the focusing of our awareness on the present.
***
Peace and joy
will last,
When you’re present in your mind,
So in being present now be cast,
And peace and joy you’ll find.
When you’re present in your mind,
So in being present now be cast,
And peace and joy you’ll find.
***
Staying in the
present seems easy in theory, but it isn’t mastered without a great deal of
practice. So, let us continue to practice being present until it becomes a
competency.
Staying present isn’t
only about being present; it’s very importantly about focusing our thinking on
what is wonderful and beautiful. And there is plenty of that to see. What comes
in about now is the value of perspective – how we see things.
It would be an
insanity to think we could experience peace and joy by remaining
chaotically-minded or negative. Keeping the thought life clear and simple is
another key.
***
Scattered thinking
is an enemy of mindfulness.
And at times
mindfulness is beyond us. But it pays to persist. The rest we so desire in
order to get mindful, in order to be present, in order to experience peace and
joy, is sometimes just a little time away.
Much of life,
Can be a struggle to cope,
But we hold on,
Because our faith says, “Hope!”
So, when we come,
To survive the test,
We tell ourselves,
“Soon we’ll rest!”
Can be a struggle to cope,
But we hold on,
Because our faith says, “Hope!”
So, when we come,
To survive the test,
We tell ourselves,
“Soon we’ll rest!”
Patience isn’t hard if we know relief is in sight. And, because
time is relative, we might look forward hours or days for the time to enter
that rest we yearn for.
***
Keeping the present in mind is such an aid to the whole of our
lives.
As we make a commitment to refocusing on being present,
positive, and retaining perspective, we have access to peace and joy. We are
not plagued by the unusable past or the unknown future. We operate with our
full conscious minds enabled to the possibilities of our creative thoughts
designed with an eye on innovation.
Being present, focused positively, and a retained perspective:
peace and joy are secured.
Maintain mindfulness. Actuate the awareness. Participate in
being present.
© 2015 S. J. Wickham.
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