Everyone in every faith or belief is all about  S T I L L N E S S.            .            .

The phrase “He leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul” is a beautiful reference to Psalm 23:2-3 from the Bible.

In other world religions, similar concepts of spiritual rejuvenation and peace can be found:

1. Buddhism: The idea of finding peace and restoration in nature is reflected in Buddhist teachings on mindfulness and interconnectedness. For example, the concept of “dependent origination” emphasizes the interconnectedness of all phenomena.

2. Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita speaks of finding inner peace through devotion and self-reflection. Krishna says, “One who has control over the mind… attains peace” (Bhagavad Gita 2.56).

3. Taoism: The Tao Te Ching emphasizes living in harmony with nature and finding balance within oneself. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished” (Tao Te Ching 27).

4. Islam: The Quran describes paradise as a place of peace and tranquility, where the righteous will find rest and rejuvenation (Quran 56:89).

5. Sikhism: The Guru Granth Sahib speaks of finding peace and solace in the divine. “The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need” (Guru Granth Sahib 85).

These examples illustrate that many world religions value the idea of finding peace, restoration, and spiritual rejuvenation through a connection with something greater than oneself.

Here’s a thing about Still waters.          .          . they don’t remain still.            .           . in fact,  if they don’t move, they become worse than still—
they become stagnant so even in the stillness, even if you can’t see it, there is a small stream a current underneath that provides everything that’s needed not just for rest, not just for regenerating, not just to save us and stave off burnt out; But to keep us moving, energize us, and to make sure that what we are still about, we are still becoming about.          .          .in just a moment

FEAR
Khalil Gibran

It is said that before entering the sea
a river trembles with fear.

She looks back at the path she has traveled,
from the peaks of the mountains,
the long winding road crossing forests and villages.

And in front of her,
she sees an ocean so vast,
that to enter
there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.

But there is no other way.
The river can not go back.

Nobody can go back.
To go back is impossible in existence.

The river needs to take the risk
of entering the ocean
because only then will fear disappear,
because that’s where the river will know
it’s not about disappearing into the ocean,
but of becoming the ocean.

(My thanks to the poet, via Tenneson Wolf.)

☀️ Today’s Ask: Do you have a place or time in your past that you sometimes want to go back to because it seems safer than what lies ahead?

And even now as we begin to
MOVE ON
past the
STILLNESS
let us each in our own ways
C          R          E          D          O
t h i s: