She wakes up in the morning already tired. The cares of yesterday already dragging her energy. One day just proceeds in dreary succession after the previous.
We have been there. We lose hope for anything better. God? We used to be aware of his presence.
A saying of a Desert Father who said that every single day he made a fresh beginning.
How can we break that cycle of despair and make a fresh beginning of each day? We still have those old problems.
One thing we can do is breathe. In the Greek (actually as in other languages) the word for breath is either the same or similar for spirit. Ancient people have consistently paired intentional breathing with inculcation of the spirit.
We arise early. it is a dicsipline–also can be made a habit.
We find our favorite chair or maybe floor pillow. We sit. Breathe. Deeply inhale. Slowly exhale. We focus our mind on our breath. We relax.
That is one way to begin a morning fresh.
Then we can read. Read in the Bible. Read a devotional book. Read a motivational book. Something for the restoration of the soul and nourishment of the mind.
With the perspective we gain, we can look at yesterdays problems with fresh eyes. We can look at what we can change and what we can ignore and what we can live with.
Every single day we can make a fresh beginning.
Tags: attitude, awareness, focus, meditation, perspective, Study
Faith Venture 
June 10, 2015 at 7:23 pm |
Once again, a helpful piece of writing. I am sitting in MSP airport waiting for flight home. Very tired. I will start my day tomorrow as you recommend!
June 10, 2015 at 9:26 pm |
Thanks, Emily. Safe travels. I like being there, but getting there is sometimes interesting–and challenging.
June 11, 2015 at 1:17 pm
Exactly!