Pause.

 

Invite Wonder: What if you bowed before every dandelion you met and
wrote love letters to squirrels and pigeons who crossed your path? What if
scrubbing the dishes became an act of single reverence for the gift of
being washed clean, and what if the rhythmic percussion of chopping
carrots became the drumbeat of your dance? What if you stepped into the
shower each morning only to be baptized anew and sent forth to serve the
grocery bagger, the bank teller, and the bus driver through simple
kindness? And what if the things that make your heart dizzy with delight
were no longer stuffed into the basement of your being and allowed out to
play in the lush and green fields? There are two ways to live in this world: As
if everything were enchanted or nothing at all.

Christine Valters Paintner. The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within.

There is a spiritual skill that many of us will probably need in the days to
come: the ability to maintain a sense of calm in times of trouble…Therefore,
I engage my focus on serenity now in order to be prepared. I intentionally
sit still, breathe slowly, and look to the Spirit in meditation. I steady my soul.
I become the calm I need.

Steven Charleston