You may be familiar with Caroline Myss but I was not until I received a quote from someone over Facebook. I liked it and I wanted to know more about her. She is a New York Times best-selling author and renowned speaker in mysticism and spirituality, among other subjects. But here is her quote which held on to me: "The soul always knows what to do to heal itself; the challenge is to silence the mind."
I don't know (or care) what she really meant to say; I only care to know why it appealed to me and why it spoke to me. And that is thought-provoking. I know that the Lord, in my reasoning, sends messages to me in strange ways when I am in need of them. I am in need of them today. That is a constant need. When I face a problem, I know what to do and what is right; the problem is that my mind intercedes to bombard me with excuses as to why I should do nothing or the old favorite, "Just say nothing. It will either work itself out or it won't!" And nothing happens. Because my mind has shut down on "Hold". And that is the Chicken's Way!
We have constant war in my immediate family anymore and I say to myself, "Self, take yourself out of this. Abdicate now and let them slug it out till I die or they do!" And then I hear something that keeps me up all night about how one of the principals involved, who could ease the situation, won't open her mouth and shies away from standing up for what she knows is right....and justifies her conduct. Do I speak to her? Or do I sit here and say that I would have no effect on her or the situation? My soul knows what needs to be done to heal the situation. I wish I had the guts to quit silencing my mind!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Elgin McMikle...a professional in every way
I am going to Charleston today to pay tribute to Elgin McMikle--our undertaker/friend. For all these years he has been there when I have been called home to say goodbye to one of my family members. I knew I would see his comforting face and deal with his professionalism in the details about the funeral and burial. He would go the second mile in every funeral to try to meet the family needs--no matter how big the family was. I knew that my requests carried the same weight with him as any other sibling
. And that is important when you are one of six girls and two boys and when some of them knew Elgin better and longer than I did. He was there for me....and I knew it and felt it. "Does this suit you?" he would say each time and I would have to say yes...and mean it.
In a small town, the funeral director is a part of living. Whether he chooses to slop up a service or slap something together to get by is important to a family who is grieving. Elgin knew when to speak up and when to keep silent. He gave you options and choices. But he gave you at best --a sense that the trappings of a death would be better and more bearable because he was there! Thanks, Elgin, for
In a small town, the funeral director is a part of living. Whether he chooses to slop up a service or slap something together to get by is important to a family who is grieving. Elgin knew when to speak up and when to keep silent. He gave you options and choices. But he gave you at best --a sense that the trappings of a death would be better and more bearable because he was there! Thanks, Elgin, for
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