To me, Serenity is Peace in the moment. In every circumstance. A place I can be, though I walk away from at times, but know I can reach back inward toward it - regardless of what the world and those in it (including myself) throw at me.
Serenity is learned, practiced and ultimately is a choice. A discipline that transcends circumstance or feeling.
It is being.
One moment at a time.
And I often only catch glimpses of it. Bombardment of my stimuli through everything from news outlets to social ‘media’ can wreck it. Those I am closest to can often, whether on purpose of through actions/words, steal it away - if I allow them.
I sat in a room this morning with many people that I truly respect and love, and found myself having to close my eyes and pray. One of the men who was sharing kept giving advice on things that he wasn’t doing in that actual moment. My choice? Stop. Pray. Listen to God and let this man speak, though I soooo wanted to find some cotton and duck tape!
I found my breath slowed. My thoughts turned inward to where I was, to my feet and to the reason I was there.
“God, grant me the serenity…”
Peace in that moment.
~ Peace
The Burtle
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