February 24, 2025

Posted byjimwdollarPosted in06/25/2020
Ibis In The Air
Distraction, disturbance, diversion
disrupts our focus and our flow,
destroys our silence,
devastates our world.

And so the importance of returning frequently
each day 
to the refuge of "Peaceful abiding here, now."

Practice dropping into "Peaceful abiding here, now,"
all the time everywhere.

Perfect switching from "this place" to "that place"
instantaneously.

Be out of reach "like that."

Just disappear.

Into "Peaceful abiding, here, now."

Ground yourself in emptiness/stillness/silence
wherever you are.

Understand this to be what Jesus had in mind
when he said, "Pray always."

Live out of that place in meeting your day every day.

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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