rest

rest

I love working hard

I love having goals and plans

I love seeing results

I love living to the full

but I've realized that to live fully I need to rest fully too

I need time to listen deeply to my heart so I know the direction my energy needs to flow

resting helps me know my own self

I long to please others and make others happy - and so it is hard to hear my own voice

what is right for my life?  what is my own desire?

through resting and being still - I again find that inner voice

It has been a hard thing to learn that in following this inner voice, I bring my best gift to the community

I was taught about self-sacrifice - and that is my best gift ...

I think that many of us who grew up in the church have been confused about the words of Jesus...

that if we 'lose' our lives we will find them

and the 'last' shall be first

these words have been used in ways that have brought tremendous guilt about knowing our true selves.

I personally believe that it is only in knowing our true selves  - that we can then offer

our true selves

authentically in service

and this is freedom

and I truly believe this is what Jesus was getting at.

So we start with celebrating being a created being

made in Love

do you ever wonder why you are here?

and just the simple fact that you are here?

you are here!

you are breathing

wow.

isn't that a wonder in itself?

to then discover what a wonder you are - is perhaps your holy work

to be all

that you have been created to be for the world we live in

is your holy task

and your joy

and what will bring you life

it is then that you can 'lose' your life as you offer your true essence

and then you will truly find it

I believe it is through rest and times of stillness that we find again

our souls

our deepest selves

and that is our gift to bring

to each other and to LIFE.