A Time of Preparation

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems to be a time of waiting for Christmas to come. It is really much more than that. In the Christian traditions this time is called Advent and is really about preparation as well as waiting. We are not a culture that waits for much of anything. There is fast food, information at our fingertips, fast and easy answers to the most complex problems...you know exactly what I am talking about. The mind set seems to be that there is not time to wait for much of anything. A question that comes to mind is what are we willing to wait for and what would make that worthwhile?

The idea of waiting can also be about preparation just like this time of Advent. You hear it in Biblical songs and text that people were waiting and preparing their hearts and minds for a birth of a Saviour. Even if this is not your belief system, there is something very important about preparing your heart and mind for the mystery of everyday living. This is not a place of instant gratification...instead this is a place of pause. The pause may be meditation, prayer, journaling, or painting. It does not much matter because the pause is the quiet place in which the spirit can enter. It might be called a sacred place, an opening in which grace can enter our lives. What would our world look like if individually and collectively we were willing to prepare and wait as our lives unfold?

Blessings,
Sandy

Welcome to Healing Conversations

This blog has been created in hopes of initiating and encouraging healing conversations with friends, co-workers, communities and all those interested in perpetuating peace and connection with one another and our world. We are in desperate need of finding deeper truths within ourselves and for seeing the potential for harmony in the midst of the turmoil we experience in our world. Healing conversations is meant to provide a forum for openhearted and open minded discussion about what draws us together and lifts us to awareness that rises above the pain of separation. We invite you to share your ideas here, read what others have to say, and bring them to your families, your workplace and anywhere you are in conversation with people. Then bring back what you hear and share it on this blog.

For those of you that are in our area, we invite you to participate in a face to face discussion of matters that are of importance to all of humanity, we invite you to join us for Questions of the Heart, an open forum held the first and third Mondays of each month from 6:30 to 8:00pm at Burnsville Counseling and Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044. Seating is limited, call to save a space at 952-435-4144.