Being Busy

Good morning, God, and thank you for the summertime!  It's much warmer these days, and it's nice to be able to step outside without putting on the coats and the sweaters and such.  Thanks much for the nice weather and the chance to enjoy the world without bundling up.

There haven't been all that many of these notes in the last few weeks, and for that I apologize.  I don't apologize because I think you're angry or anything, but because I know that these notes to you are a very positive part of my life, a good way for me to focus on life, living, and you, and the gratitude that I feel for the gifts that I have in life.  I've neglected it because I've been doing other work that's very positive--working on a novel, running and biking, working on the websites--but it's still a very good idea to take a few minutes each morning and send some grateful thoughts your way.  Doing so helps me to make my day better and stay focused on positive things, and I need to do that more.

I think that being busy is okay, as long as we're not too busy.  It's so much better to be productive and helpful to others than it is to be passive and virtually useless, isn't it?  But there has to be a balance, for I'm not doing myself any good if I'm so busy doing things that I neglect the needs of my spirit.  My spirit needs rest, relaxation, and nourishment in addition to the work that I do.  After all, I am primarily a spirit, not primarily a brain and a body, yet it's very easy to stop taking care of myself as a spirit.

In addition to my thanks, then, I send you a simple request:  could you perhaps send me reminders now and then to slow down and take care of my spirit from time to time?  I enjoy writing directly to you like this, and I'll look forward to hearing from you as you help to guide me, and help me to make decisions that will be good for me and for others in life.

Thanks!