…at the end of a life, a day, a career, a meal, a vacation, a conversation, or a moment is always ‘Was it beautiful?’
We may ask it in various forms…’Was it good? Was it bad? Was it right? Was it wrong? Was it worthwhile? Was it a wast of time?’
But the question underneath all of these questions is one that’s about beauty.
We all want beauty in, over, and on our days.
But, remember, beauty starts with be.
Let’s start here BEfore we move our focus to doing and having.
I heard the speaker tonight slip this into his message.
“Master the ask.”
I’ve often said that our questions can be our greatest answers, and now I’m excited to see that the art of asking can be a beautiful journey into mastery.
So may we “master the ask.”
Hope this fits as well for you as it did for me.
The heart tunes when we begin letting go to what isn’t and start clinging to what actually is.
Fear isn’t much more than an accuser and a thief. Hence the constant trial and robbery we feel when we can’t let go. All the while, Love is the fuel and the engine, the river and the ocean, and the song and the dance of reality’s gorgeous storyline. Hence the cosmic connnection to all things when we’re dialed into and clinging to this Love.
The heart tunes with a surrender to the moment…
…and when the ego lays down…
…and when joy is the thread we choose to weave the blankets of our lives with.
Tune the heart.
Warm the soul.
Sing thy grace.
There’s power in simplicity…
and in gratitude…
and in presence…
and in Love…
…and it’s all at your fingertips.
Power will always be sold to us as something external to obtain. The reality is it’s totally an inside job and it’s flow and availability only increases the more we use it.
Chris Heuertz has spent his life bearing witness to the possibility of hope among a world that has legitimate reasons to question God’s goodness.
Named one of Outreach magazine’s “30 Emerging Influencers Reshaping Leadership,” Chris is a curator of unlikely friendships, an instigator for good, a champion of collaboration, and a witness to hope, Chris fights for a renewal of contemplative activism.
In this episode, Chris illuminates three gifts of contemplative spirituality: an awakened sense of our true identity, an acceptance that everything belongs, and an ability to root ourselves in the gifts of community.
Find out more about Chris and his work by visiting GravityCenter.com.
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