Romans 12:16-18
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
A mind at peace with itself tunes in to the intuitive self with a growing awareness that the right answers are waiting for us to enact into our daily journey of self discovery; the very act of finding our way through the trials, and tribulations that confront all.
Arthur Conan Doyle's character, Sherlock Holmes was inclined to remind Dr. Watson that he needed to switch off, permitting the intuitive sense, space to intervene and inspire.
“To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all else will come.”
In the age of the Internet, news media 24/7 there is an awareness that each of us needs "down time" to enable us to calm our nerves leading us in to moments of peacefulness, where our busy minds can find rest.
"Recharging the batteries" so to speak can wean many rattled minds off their pills, sufficiently for the troubled person to return to a more balanced state of mind liberated from addiction to medication and its many side effects.
Overthinking constructs perceptions that not only reveal our own very personal prejudices, but can blind us our own very real need to heal ourselves, before believing that we can mend the lives of others.
We are never responsible for the actions of others, just our own. Most times we need to back off, and remind ourselves that offering practical help to a needy person is sufficient for the day.
Twenty minutes of meditation every day invites inspiration, and answers not discoverable in the news media. Invite moments of silence into your life, switch off the television, and radio sink into your armchair letting the inner person provide you with all that you need.
Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.~ Saint Francis de Sales
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