Always Be Mindful to Schedule Some Centering Time for Yourself
By Dr. Michael C. Carson, Columnist
I practice Mindfulness Meditation striving to be fully present and aware of where I am at in life. Focusing on what I am doing and striving to not always being reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around me.
While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we strive to practice it on a daily basis.
Mindfulness is to waking up the inner workings of our mental, emotional, and physical processes.
What is meditation?
Meditation is exploring. It’s not a fixed destination. Your head doesn’t become vacuumed free of thought, utterly undistracted. It’s a special place where each and every moment is momentous. When we meditate we venture into the workings of our minds: our sensations, my emotions and my thoughts.
Mindfulness meditation will ask you to suspend judgment and unleash your natural curiosity about the workings of the mind, approaching your experience with warmth and kindness, to yourself and others.
While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we strive to practice it on a daily basis.
The goal of mindfulness is to wake up to the inner workings of our mental, emotional, and physical processes.
Author, speaker, and coach Rich Lewis focuses on “centering prayer” as a means of inner transformation. Lewis shares “Centering down consists of three steps. They are release, receive and rest.
Jesus understood the purpose and place of spending quality personal time with God. “Jesus withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (St. Luke 5:16)
Engaging in thought, reflection, meditation, and prayer you are actively seeking the advice and guidance of the Holy Spirit!
Take the blessed opportunity to be alone with God and enjoy God’s command to “Be still.” (Psalm 46:10)
Yes you are a part of society where it’s so very important to interact with others. You were not created to always be by yourself. You should be an active member of the community you belong to. How true it is that at the beginning of humankind’s existence God invoked community.
I hear Evangelist Catherine L. Carson sharing, “Community is so essential (Genesis 2:18; 1:27) however it is also mandatory for you to spend precious and necessary time alone with God. God declares to you, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3)
Be very intentional to schedule private time to bask in the beauty of contemplative holiness. Enjoy your “private prayer closet!” Patiently wait on the move of God in your life and listen for the voice of God to proclaim where God wants you to proceed in life!
Beloved take time to pause and breathe. Be very dedicated to centering down with God. God has some wonderful things to tell you if you will only take time and listen.
I’m just saying!
On any given day you will hit a home run, get on base, or strike out. The only requirement is that you practice and every day come up to the plate and swing!
Dr. Carson can be contacted at refreshingcoach@gmail.com
