What is on My Heart

My dear friend Melissa @wisdomword11 shared a story today that I love.

When she was young and afraid of thunder and lightning, her mother would tell her it was actually angels bowling in heaven.  The thought of that makes me smile as it takes something we are afraid of and turns it into something that is fun.

This is the perfect metaphor for what we fear.  How can we reframe our thinking to look at what frightens us in a new light.  Today we are confronted with a universal fear caused by the pandemic and impact on the economy.  Will we be paralyzed in the fear of our mind pounding scary thoughts into our head?  Or will we choose to see how we have moved through times of uncertainty before in life and probably developed new skills and thinking that helped us be better.

We need to change.  We need to get of the hamster wheel of never enough.  Those are the crazy thoughts that keep us on the endless path of striving and stress that are not healthy for our heart or body. 

We need to come together again and celebrate our differences instead of using them as a wedge to pull us apart.  We need each other now more than ever.  We need systems in place that benefit all people and not just the few.  This is why we feel helpless and frightened.  

So, breathe deeply during these thunderstorms of change and know that you have weathered many storms before.  The sun will shine again.  Let go of your fearful heart and start enjoying the angels bowling in heaven and lining up the perfect game.  We need their help.  Let’s listen with our faith and not our fear.