February 11, 2024 – A

Before Dawn 03/20/2007 — Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
Consistency, 
stability,
balance and harmony
enable us to meet the day
on track
and in tune,
and provide us with
what we need
to find what we need
to deal with deliveries
that rock our world.

And, if there is nothing
about the day to upset
our regular order,
we can devote our attention
to probing the mystery
at the heart
of being here/now
and honoring the wonder
of it all.

Time spent observing
the splendid features
of the day
is time well spent.

Time spent being aware
of the energies at work in our life,
knowing the things
that have energy for us,
energy of attraction,
enthusiasm,
joy,
life...
and seeking why that
and not something else,
is time well spent.

Time spent like this
is time spent in meditation,
in rumination,
in being aware of being aware,
and that is time well spent.

And sets the day apart
from the same old same old,
bringing the day to life
in ways that are good for us,
good for our soul,
and call us to do it often.

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Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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