FINDING GOD IN THE DAILIES

Telling others about our spiritual growth often gets the same response as watching sausage get made...euwww, and thanks, but no, into the bargain.

For instance, just yesterday as I drove along a thought popped that I'd love to hear again "I Will Survive," a favorite song of mine from the '80s that I haven't heard probably since the '90s. Barely a half hour later, as I pulled into the parking lot, here comes the voice of Gloria Gaynor out of my radio singing, WOW, "I Will Survive." Now that, to me, is a spiritual lesson, plain and simple.

Naturally, I told that to the friends I was meeting. No one outright challenged the idea, but we did get a giggle out of it. They're a mannerly group.

The exchange led me to thinking, a sometimes red flag, but this time it bore good fruit: We read in a lot of spiritual literature to guard our thoughts for they determine our destiny. Not being entirely stupid, we know that is generally about not thinking on how we'd like to see Putin, Trump or our nemesis du jour dead and buried...specifically, shamed to death.

The word, however, is "thoughts," to be careful of our thoughts, and let's face it, thoughts are constant, varied and fertile territory for spiritual and material growth.

Just because we're learning the art of disciplining our mind, doesn't mean we can't (or shouldn't) find God in the daily weeds of life...a dandelion is a flower when we need it to be, we can just change our mind about it in that moment.

The big plus in finding God in the dailies is I have my proof that God was listening to me yesterday at 11:40 AM...heard me and gifted me. Ah...another piece of gold in my yellow brick road.

Thank you.