Being still and bedside reading

Waking up this morning, I practically jumped out of bed as I realized I was going to be late live streaming into my church service this morning, after I took longer than usual drinking my coffee and eating my cereal from the comfort of my bed. 08h55 and the laptop was on, grabbing my hymn book, sitting in the comfort of my lounge, I started reflecting on this new way of attending a church service. This was not the first time I live streamed into a church service, but this was going to be very different experience from all the previous occasions, as there was going to be no serving of holy communion.

As the organist started playing my mother started singing with gusto. Now our family is blessed that we can all read music and lets just say that what was written there and what the organist was playing was not what my mother was singing. I tried to remain composed, as I felt that even though I was physically not in church I still had to remain respectful, but I just could not help myself and the tears started rolling down my face with laughter. I tried to join in but it took practically the entire hymn to compose myself. The service had started and within seconds everything around me became calm and all I was focusing on was that laptop. Be still. That was the message this morning.

Be still. These are very unique circumstances which we find ourselves in, yet are we able to remain still? Still from social media and all the false messages trying to instill fear. Still from our own negative thoughts? Still from conflict that might arise being in lock-down with your family for 21 days?

As life coaches we believe that meditation is an important part of our day. Its a time to reflect and get centered. The realization came to me, that I have not been still. I have not reflected and I have not stilled from social media. I have not touched the books that are sitting on my bedside table, even though spiritually for me, they are needed now more than ever. Instead I have been consumed by what was and wasn’t going on around me, instead of using this opportunity to be still.

As I am writing this, I have a church CD playing in the background and I am stilled. Stilled from all the negativity around me. We will get through this if we are still and do what is required from us.

Until next time…….

Love, light and positive change,

Ophelia

PS. In case you were wondering, thankfully the remaining few hymns we joined in on went a lot better than the first one!