Likely most of you have been listening the last few weeks as Kitty talked on Lao Tzu’s “Muddy water – Let stand – Becomes Clear”. I have tried to “let stand”. I have tried to follow those ideas “Be still – Know God – Be Present – Know Thyself”. This Sunday she talked about making room for Spirit to work, to stop churning, to surrender. Years ago, I had a little magnet that came to mind:
Faith can move mountains, but it also works on ant hills.
Hmpf, there it is. I often forget to let Spirit help with the little things, to surrender fully. I tend to resist, push, pull and strain. Surely some things are too petty for Spirit to waste energy on, right? Except that if I believe in Source and Infinite, then waste what energy? All the energy there is, is available. So surely there is plenty to spare for even the “petty” things. I think I should be able to do some things on my own. I get angry with myself for procrastination, for not getting done everything on my to-do list, for wasting time. I am just sure I could get that list done if I did not take time to read my ‘fun’ books, pet my cats, watch a movie with my husband… hmm, what are the important things again? Yeah, the weeds in the yard can go to seed one more time. The rabbits love the dandelions anyway. (Fun is watching a bunny take up a dandelion flower like a kid eating a spaghetti noodle until the last thing to disappear is the yellow top.)
Back to the business of Spirit in charge. My husband and I both credit allowing Spirit to flow for bringing us together. We have our wonderful house instead of an underwater condo, because 4 years before buying it we surrendered to the bank saying “yes” and then two days later “no” on the condo purchase. I can surrender for the mountainous things easily. Now that I have been reminded, I surrender again, to bunnies and dandelions and undone to-do lists, and most of all lovingly shush the critic in my head, knowing Love has this. Knowing that if I let my muddy water stand and clear, I will more easily see what needs to be done from that list and what will wait. I will see the important things. It will work out fine; better than I could have imagined quite often.
May mountains AND ant hills move for you this week as you surrender to Spirit!
