Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Be still!

March 4, 2018

Note: I wrote this back in January when things were starting to slide downhill. However, the “be still” was a catalyst for change for me so I’m going to go ahead and post this.

“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10)

I’ve been doing a lot of hand wringing and shouting of late and I read those words in Anne Lamott’s book on prayer, “Help, Thanks, Wow”. And I’ve been thinking a lot about it and what it means and I think it comes down to this – “be quiet”. What? Yes – God is saying “Be quiet, simmer down, knock it off!”. He is our Father after all and don’t we say the same things to our children? Um, yes, yes we do: Be quiet – you’re giving me a headache! Yes, I’m probably giving God a headache with all my hand wringing and shouting. For sure I’m giving one to my family. So, I decided that day to be quiet. I wanted to get up and research something on the inter….nope…be still. Be quiet. So I lay down, took a nap, and felt better.

Note 2: I started to tell myself “be quiet” whenever I would get stressed or do wasteful things instead of doing things I needed to do or that would be better to do. It really, really helped! So, I’m going to get back to that (I think I’ve fallen off this week) and also it’s time to do the 12 steps. I can take as long as I like and I know it would be helpful in the long run.

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March 4, 2018

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