And do this, understand the present time: the hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Romans 13:11-12

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Colossians 4:5

Beside the Still Waters, volume 27 Issue 4

Come back to center, that place in you that is still, calm, quiet, and connected.

Your center is a place you can trust. It connects the body, mind, heart, and soul. It connects truth, your inner voice, and the divine. Your best work comes from here.

And go to your center first,
Before you go anywhere else.

pp. 232-233, Journey to the Heart, Melody Beattie

Teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Get wisdom at any cost

Get wisdom, get understanding;
Do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.

Time is it’s own master and has it own pace and process. Here is a reality that we would all do all to accept: when god makes a way for us, that way will generally take time.

p. 82, take life as it comes, god will make a way, Drs Cloud & Townsend

The issues that we find ourselves dealing with day to day come from inside, as the Book of Proverbs reveals: “keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23, KJV)

p. 50, God Will Make a Way, Drs Cloud and Townsend.

There is a concept in life called ‘finishing’. Here’s how it works.

We all have relationships, experiences, and lessons in life that are sometimes painful, difficult, and for whatever reason, hard to process. As a result, we walk around with certain feelings, patterns, and conflicts that do not really relate to the present but to people and events from a previous time. Because these things are not ‘finished’, they get in the way of present situations, present relationships, or present goals. And the sad thing is, this baggage that we carry does not go away until it is dealt with or finished.
p. 48, god will make a way, drs. Cloud and Townsend

Throughout history, people have found the same thing to be true in science, philosophy, and their own experience – that is our outside lives are manifestations of our internal lives.

We understand that our soul and our spirit, the inside parts of ourselves, are what drive our ability to love and create the lives that we desire.

The paradox is that the things inside of us are also the very things we cannot create for ourselves. They must be given to us from outside ourselves. We must get them from god.

p. 22, god will make a way, Drs. Cloud & Townsend.

Now I am learning the power of neutrality. It speeds my growth processes, the time it takes me to learn my lessons.
Neutrality brings peace and the freedom to learn.

As we continue our journey, the journey of the soul, we can learn to find the peace offered by neutral territory.

p. 116- 117, journey to the heart, Beattie