I talked with a dear friend and had another talk with one of my spiritual teachers, the next day.
They both presented me with a similar yet profound thought; what if your life is not as you have always believed it to be.
I paused to do some deep introspection, prayer and meditation on that. I found myself questioning long held beliefs about myself and my life. And in the midst of angst, darkness and frustration – God spoke and said simply “Be still”
Now, to “be still” railed against everything I was feeling. After all, “I am a mover a shaker, a man of action! I get things done and make them happen. . .”
“Be still”
“But I don't have time to. . .”
“Be still”
“You don't understand. . .”
“Be still”
So finally I got it. I didn't know what I was being still about, but I knew it was important. I asked for how long, I was simply told “Be still”. As that day went on and for several days afterwards, “Be still” was a refrain that continued to be whispered in my ear.
And I did become more still. I let go of anxiety and fear that I had been (unknowingly) safely
harboring. I released doubt and guilt from times past. And I practiced forgiveness for having been too hard on myself.
Each day I visited the stillness, several times a day. I found it to be a warm and welcoming place. There did not seem to be anything going on there, yet I was fully aware that I was at the source of all things.
I found the stillness to be a quiet place, yet I knew it to be a place of all the answers, solutions and ideas. The stillness became a refuge and safe haven even while fear and desperation for answers and action tried to get my attention.
Finally, I no longer had to hear the voice several times a day to remind me. I wanted to be in the stillness, in the silence. I was elated to be exploring deeply this place where I had only graced the doorway before.
And after a couple of weeks, clarity, revelation and insight began to present themselves to me. I
now knew exactly what direction to go in, what actions to take.
The answers continue to flow to me, and now, the stillness is fast becoming a place of regular habitation. After all, it is home.
“Be still, and know that I am God. Right where you are, I AM here with you.”
I invite you to explore the depths of stillness in your own life. Your experience of it will be unique to you alone. But what you will find is something special , something wonderful - waiting just for you.
Jack Roberts
The Dean of Affirmations
