My Country Tis of Thee by.F.Smith 1838
"Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong."
Freedom is the capacity to determine ones own choices; the ability to act in accordance with one's own true self or values.
Meditation was strange today. You know how I usually start off with prayer? Okay, during prayer God ask me a question - "What could I do today that was different from yesterday?" who me? I said, go to my group (it's a spiritual group and I didn't go see them yesterday). It took me a few seconds to answer. I had a good day yesterday so I was thinking maybe the question was because I whine so much about not having a true Vocation...as in a way to be self supporting! But I don't think God is ready to give me any wisdom on that! So I answered with going to my group and share!
Then I heard the song "My Country Tis of Thee!" I was thinking - what's that got to do with anything. Ahh...And then it hit me.
The question I'm always asking is what to do with my life. Now that I'm making better choices. I'm listening to the Universe, following the light, meditating so that I don't go too fast and miss something important, but I never seem to here a purpose. The song came to me and then an image of a feather floating along, blowing around by the wind, aimless, no purpose or direction. That's because purpose and direction require action. Action requires discipline. Both require trust in the God of your understanding. Freedom comes when one is able to make choices and true choices come from the core of who we are. You see I haven't always made good choices so I become frozen and only do safe things. Safe things in that I do things that allow other people to sometimes have to be responsible for me. All because I don't trust my self or my God.
Today there has been a subtle shift. I'm not going to go skydiving or anything extreme ( even though I love the idea of an experience), I am going to share wiht others like me my experience, strength and hope! Viola. It's not about rational knowledge, it's about intuitive knowledge. They layers are added when we are ready to accept them.
All that happened before I started meditating! When I meditated I just went to this place of stillness. Lagan was there to meditate with. We just sat side by side meditating! Cool...this stuff really works!
Peace
