Dear Friends,

Last week I found myself with very little to do. My day planner was blank most days and I had oodles of time to just be home, be relaxed, and be still. I was contemplating the quietness and “less busyness” of the week and realized what a gift it was. The past few weeks were filled with dental and doctor appts, meetings, errands, running here and there and also preparing for our granddaughters and family to come for the day. In God’s Wise Wisdom, I had last week to stop and just BE.

Jeffon Seely wrote, “You are the Journey.” He said we often rush from one activity, event or spend time waiting for the next exciting happening in one’s life. We get caught up in all the “doingness” instead of the “beingness.” I remembered the In-between Times are just as important as the busy times.  The In-between times gives us time to pause, reflect, rejuvenate and regroup.

In – Our life unfolds from our INNER Consciousness

Between – We stop and reflect who we are BECOMING

Time – Time is always NOW.

In my quiet reflective time, my journey in Consciousness was to remember I am here to be love, be compassionate, be supportive, be appreciative for my life and everyone in it.

I was helping in my granddaughters classroom a couple weeks ago, and there was a substitute. She was having some difficulty controlling the TK class. She managed as well as she could. She asked me to be with one of the centers with about 6 children. I had a couple “squirrely” children who could hardly help their actions. Two boys were throwing building blocks on the ground. I pulled my chair to sit in-between them. One settled down the other had a couple crying times where all I could do was rub his back and tell him he was going to be OK. All is well and he is a good child. I reflected on my original criticism of the teacher, and realized it was just my ego getting in the way. When I left I told her she was doing a good job. I wanted to help by complimenting and encouraging her. Her face lit up and I could see she breathed a sigh of relief. With that I knew she would do a good job the rest of the day.

Reflecting on our Consciousness in the In-Between Times of our life is like a reprieve, a respite, a time to reflect what we are doing and becoming.  Although it was easier for me to be supportive in a classroom, I find myself critical every time I listen to the news. The reporters are just reporting what is happening, they are not causing the events.

My most difficult time is hearing what our government leaders are doing.I disagree with them and their actions in this time of our history. However, in my “Inbetween” times, my moments of quiet reflection I remember GOD is still GOD and everything works together for GOOD. I may not see it now, however with FAITH I know GOD works through ALL people. Change happens through all people. We are the people.

Becoming who we are is letting GOD be GOD within you. Pausing in the In Between times will help you listen to the still small voice within to BE and to DO what is yours do today and in the weeks and months to come.

I love the following meditation from Dr. Ernest Holmes.

Be Still and Know that I AM GOD.                                                                                      I Am still in Thy Presence.                                                                                                  I Am quiet and peaceful, for I put my trust in thee.                                                             A great stillness steals over me and a great calm quiets my whole being as I realize thy Presence.                                                                                                                        My heart knows of Thee, O most High within,                                                                   It is still in thy Presence, and it puts its whole confidence in Thee alone.                            In thy Presence I am still

-Ernest Holmes