march mission

this is a snippet of the wall to the left of our fridge. it houses our main calendar, some baskets for storage and my personal "vision board."  i love it.  it's tucked away so that you have to seek it out to find it, and not everyone who enters the home can see what i sometimes call the wall of chaos, yet it's in a much used area for those of us living here (the Mr. & I) to reference daily if we choose to. 

lately my mind has been consumed with many thoughts and i can't seem to quiet it. i'm not exactly sure why. i think part of my problem has been my inability to silence my mind, to lean more on God, less on myself and allow things to come as they will. 

i think, ultimately, the more i sit still, the more i force myself away from society's 'working world' and enter into my house work world, i find myself feeling guilty.  

why though? 

i'm not sure yet. 

i keep myself busy, too busy in fact. i wonder how i ever worked 2 & 3 full time jobs for 17 years and managed to maintain my personal life. 

or did i? 

the point is this; sometimes, when we allow time to calm itself, when we invite meditation and prayer into our routine -- mini miracles occur. 

today for example, i was going to grab a pen from the above basket on the side of our fridge. something i do 10 times a day to be honest. i always glance at my board and usually my eyes attract themselves to the pictures of the babies, or the organization ideas, or something pretty.  but today, as i was allowing my mind to slow down - i saw the paragraph. 

go ahead, look at it, it's the one that reads, "A quiet mind." 

seriously people. I don't think i've read this paragraph ever (well, maybe a few months ago when i cut it out of the magazine and pinned it to this board).  it's a shame really.  how frequent i skim over it. 

and how meaningful it really is. 

but today i did. i stopped. i read it. and i was in awe.  there's my answer!  there's my march mission!! to quiet my mind and allow life's purpose to grab hold. to not be afraid to slow down. 

and do nothing. 

to listen. 

in more ways than one. 

and the answers will be clearer than ever. 

i can feel it. 

so my march mission is below. and i thought i'd share it with you. you never know when a word or two may tug at your heart as well.  it did mine, and my dream is to share the wealth, the gifts and the words -- so yours may be as equally (or even more) blessed! 

A quiet mind 

We talk about the time we spend sitting, thinking and

breathing in a guilty way, as if the absence of action

implies a lack of accomplishment. But doing nothing

is doing something. By emptying your head of your 

usual to-dos, you create space for new ideas and

experiences.  Your mission this month: Be still.

You'll build the launch pad for your next adventure. 

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