DO SOMETHING ABOUT SOMETHING

Here's a disconcerting thought: In sloth - physical, mental or spiritual - there is no sense of failure or discomfort.

How inviting does that sound! To have no sense of failure or discomfort is an answered prayer...on the face of it.

Ah, but there's always a rest of the story. This one begins with our brain meeting up with our feelings. We are not braindead, and my brain does not hesitate to generate a sense of, as my friend Kath says, somethin' ain't right. Having no sense of failure or discomfort in my world is fairly close to flat lining...for sure, something is off.

The only thing I've found that'll overpower that "somethin' ain't right" feeling is to take action...do something about something, a lesson learned long ago. It may still be the foundation of any and all of my spiritual growth.

It seems to me that a lot of spiritual growth begins with a feeling of stuck...stuck in despair. That may be God's best teaching tool!

Interestingly, the last thought that comes to our reasoning mind is that this feeling of stuck in despair means we are, in fact, stuck in self. There it is...the detach button we need to push to open our mind. We begin to realize that the only sure way out of our stuck place is through a power greater than self.

Many people find many different things to call their Higher Power and good on them. Mine is God, and good on me. Whatever gets us out of stuck-in-self is a good thing if it works...go with it. Again I say, if it works, go with it.

So, proving the contention that all things lead to good, sloth too is a good thing. Done right, it will lead us to God. (Albeit, who's kidding whom, there are better ways.)

Thank you.