"A 10 minute vacation for the soul."
“You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.” – A Course in Miracles [Source: http://www.bestspirituality.com/]
… is exactly what we need to do.
I do not like to drive. It is necessary in the part of the country where we live, but not something I consider fun. Bob loved driving, but with his eye problems I am the only driver now. I really don’t like driving in cities.
So when I learned I was going to need to take Bob to a city 1 1/2 hours away, (smack dab in the middle of the Ozarks) to see one of his doctors who is relocating from our small town, I was not happy. I even dug my heels in and declared it ain’t gonna happen.
After trying to convince myself to make a trial run to at least become familiar with the road I finally decided to see if there was a church closer to our beliefs there. I went online and found a Unity Church and Bob and I drove the 1 1/2 hours to go to church. We found a friendly, welcoming group of people who invited us to stay for the fellowship lunch and on the way out asked if they could pray for us.
So by breaking through my fear I learned the drive is not as bad and the city not as large as I imagined. We found a city for things we can’t find around here. We also found a group of like minded people, something we have been missing.
So once again I learned that lesson I tend to have to repeat over and over…
Sometimes what we fear the most is exactly what we need to do.
“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.” — Henry Van Dyke
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” ~ William James http://www.theiflife.com/30-top-quotes-simplicity/
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
http://www.theiflife.com/30-top-quotes-simplicity/
“Listen to your hunches, pay attention to your intuition,
do not dismiss your random thoughts, inspirations or
ideas. Heaven talks in snippets, not in speeches.”
Neale Donald Walsch
[Source: I Believe God Wants You to Know e-letter]
Micah Bales is a “writer, teacher and grassroots Christian leader based in Washington, DC.” His focus is on helping people “connect with a deeper and more authentic experience of the Inward Teacher, Jesus Christ.” He is all about radical discipleship. I first came across Micah on Twitter and after looking at his website sent the link to Bob who has been following him regularly.
Micah is a dedicated and insightful writer and teacher. As someone who has been called out of the church I too “am ready for a more life-giving vision of what we could be as followers of Jesus.” It is always exciting to find someone who shares the call to something beyond “church as usual.” Quotations are from MicahBales.com.
Please take a few minutes to read Micah’s blog post It’s the End of the Church (As we Know it).
“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. — – Lin Yutang http://www.motivationalwellbeing.com/hope-quotes.html
“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
[Source: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/play]
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