human "beings"

I am like one of those little toy cars, that you pull back repeatedly until it's all wound up.  Released, it begins  its crazed loops and out-of-control racing across the hardwood floor where it bumps repeatedly into the brown leg of an armchair there, the scuffed up moulding of one wall, here, until it finally peters out, sputtering and spent. 

And that's just what goes on inside my head, not to mention the exterior busyness that occupies most of my waking hours!  But I want to be like this:



...still...connected...peaceful. 

Oh, yes, there is a time for action, but also a time to "Be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). 

I am constantly working on learning what it means to be a human "being" rather than a human "doing".  That's why I enjoyed this recent NPR broadcast about mindfulness.  Even the 2-3 minute exercise the clinical psychologist recommended was valuable to me.  I bet if I slow down a bit, I will get more connected with who I am and I just might be better able to hear God's voice.   Check it out.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/20/145525002/be-here-now-meditation-for-the-body-and-brain