Monday, September 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Fear
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
-Jim Morrison
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Adjusting
In dim light or darkness, eyes adapt by widening the pupils to let in as much light as possible. The iris (the colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil) contains tiny muscles that control the size of the pupil. This all happens without us having to think about it. This autonomous transition is a daily occurrence happening several times if not dozens throughout our day. I mostly notice it at night before heading down the hallway after I have turned out the last light in the room. After continuously stepping on kids play toys and bumping into furniture that seemed to move in front of me, I have learned a very helpful tactic. I sit.....and wait. I wait for my eyes to adjust. Everything slowly begins to come in focus. I wait a little more. And now I feel confident I can make it. It has helped me many times to allow my eyes to adjust to the light before I take that first step. I was thinking the other day about how this process is involuntary of the mind. From some reason it led me to think about my emotions, something I have also seen at times as involuntary, or not of my control. It made me think about how I try to practice the same pause before a knee jerk reaction. And how it is much needed to allow 'everything to come in focus'. I have learned that I unfortunately fail many times. But I try to remain aware of where I am at all times (emotionally). As long as I can remember to wait, and think about what it really is that I am perceiving...I am usually better off I have found. I think God has left a lot of parallels like this in life. Little hints to keep us on track...
Amazing Facts Of The Human Body!
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