Beginning of a New Month, and just perhaps, a New Way of Thinking…

This Monday morning finds the beginning of a new month. The first three months of this year have really flown by and spring is quickly upon us. I say this as I check and see that the temperature outside is only two degrees above freezing. But such is the beginning of this month, this week, and just perhaps a new way of thinking.

This will be a busy day at work, with testing taking place. I’ve purchased a large whiteboard and marked out the schedule for the week, lest I forget the various times and conditions that I’ll be facing each day. A different schedule can be unsettling for many, and I must keep in mind it will be that way for my students as well.

So shower taken, head shaved, fully dressed (well, at least for my coat that I’ll need to put on), second cup of coffee in hand, and need to remember to get my classroom keys and ID tag. And then off to the races we’ll go. Another day in the life of one who retired nine years ago, but still continues to rise each day to head to the classroom once more.

And, oh yes, I haven’t forgotten it’s April Fool’s Day and I’m sure someone will be on their game today and try to pull one over me.

David Lee

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Guided Meditation for Monday, April 1st

I’d fallen back on doing my guided meditations here the past two weeks. And although I know I’ve got a long way to go with my practice, no better than to start the first day of this month….

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Daily Readings for Monday, April 1st

24 Hours a Day

Meditation for the Day

God is all around us. His spirit pervades the universe. And yet we often do not let His spirit in. We try to get along without His help and we make a mess of our lives. We can do nothing of any value without God’s help. All our human relationships depend on this. When we let God’s spirit rule our lives, we learn how to get along with others and how to help them.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may let God run my life. I pray that I will never again make a mess of my life through trying to run it myself.

Language of Letting Go

Going Easy

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don’t have to push so hard. Go in gentleness – go in peace.

Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace.

Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.

Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.

Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.

Today, God, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be a peace and in harmony.