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Today's Reflection I know it's late in the day.. but here is one that I think kind of goes with me right now.. I wonder if anyone else can relate to it.. __________________________________________ I am now receptive to the idea that.. it is possible that I have been following the wrong directions. Here is an interesting concept that could help you the next time you are faced with a challenge that you believe you cannot handle: Your personality is the passenger, not the driver! Your spirit is the driving force of your life. Most people believe it is the personality that matters. As a result, there are things they believe they cannot do or things they will not do because such things don't fit their personality. Poor creatures! As long as they insist on listening to the passenger, they will probably end up getting lost! When it is time to make a life-altering decision, we allow the demands of the personality to govern the decisions and choices we make for ourselves. The personality, much like a backseat driver, is always giving unsolicited directions. Always questioning. Always warning. Always looking over the shoulder of the actual driver. If you're not focused, the chatter of the personality could cause you to get turned around! It could steer you in the wrong direction! Your spirit is the only true navigational force in your life. Unfortunately, it doesn't talk as loud as your personality! Your spirit offers directions only when asked. Your spirit is not worried about getting lost, because it knows what to do, when to do it and what the final outcome will be. Your spirit knows the best time to travel. The best time to stop and rest. The best roads to take, and the weather conditions that lie ahead. Your spirit, unlike your personality, is not so concerned with your comfort. It is concerned that you have a safe journey on the path of growth. Until today, the demands and controls of your personality may have led you down the wrong path. Just for today, closely examine yourself and your behavior to determine how the personality has driven you. Then invite your spirit to assist you in moving your life in the direction that God or the Universe would have it go. _________________________________________ In all my studies.. every single one of them had lesson #1... never make decisions when in turmoil.. never make a move when in confusion... just sit and wait.. And yet.. my personality.. is one of bubbly.. always on the go.. on the move.. always active.. making decisions as it goes along.. no matter what the situation.. I find myself in trouble when I do not heed the first response.. for it is true.. no decisions are good when made in turmoil..confusion..uncertainity... Have a great night all.. may you follow what your spirit says the rest of this week.. Smile  Gina  ___________ Find the humor each day holds.... Gina |
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5/30/2006 8:50 pm |
GINA, THANKYOU FOR THIS POST, IT HAS GOTEN ME THINKING. AM I LETTING MY SPIRIT OR MY PERSONALITY GUIDE ME. I THINK I GO BACK AND FORTH ON THAT ONE. I NEED TO LET THE SPIRIT DRIVE AND SIT THE PERSONALITY IN THE BACK OF THE TRUNK MAYBE! HEHEHEHEHEHEHE GIGGLES MOONY
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It's the spirit that leads the conscience, and our personalities SHOULD be led from that, as part of a whole. But many people find it easier to rely on personality since using conscience is hard work! It's this conflict that allows some of us to go into denial and hide from ourselves. Others prefer the simplicity of being honest with themselves. Destiny said it... "To thine own self be true" It makes life so much simpler in the end. At least, that's the way I see it.
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5/31/2006 5:15 am |
I need to let my spirit guide me more. Can't sit still with my thoughts for too long. Find it very difficult to switch off . I can sit and rest but my head is always working overtime. LOL Find the old not talking bit hard too.
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5/31/2006 5:28 am |
Gina, looks like you are catching on.. Now get back in chat and live it up a bit......hugs....Mom "Love One Another, As I Have Loved You" Luke 22:1-38; John 13
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