T(s)FTD

We begin with the truth and build on the firm foundation it provides.

We often hear we should have a positive attitude, we should be grateful for the new day.

Perhaps some days we feel enthusiasm, and it's wonderful when we do.

But we don't need to turn it into a requirement because 'should' tend to keep us out of touch with our honest feelings.

All feelings are acceptable.

Whatever they are, the entire range of color and intensity of feelings are acceptable.

Our task is dealing with them and responding to them.

We begin by acknowledging them as they are.

We do not have license to do whatever we feel like doing, only to feel what we feel.
This point of honesty is a solid stepping-stone to grow from.

And as if THAT wasn't enough........

What we each discover, again and again, is that the solution to any problem becomes apparent when we stop searching for it.

The guidance we need for handling any difficulty, great or small, can only come into focus when we remove the barriers to it, and the greatest barrier is US....our frantic effort to personally solve the problem.

We clutter our minds; we pray for an answer and yet don't become quiet enough, for long enough, to become aware of the direction to go, or the steps to take.

And they are always there.

Inherent in every problem or challenge is its solution.

Be still.