We are what we pay attention to. Sadly, most of the time we are not attending to the world or ourselves. Psychologists estimate we have sixty thousand to seventy thousand thoughts a day, 99 percent of which are more or less what we thought yesterday. Our habits run our lives. Most of the time, we are phoning it in.
Yet, it is within those mundane thoughts of yesterday that Christ invades our lives and adjusts our habits and behaviors to establish the rule of His Kingdom.
Sadly, I am one of these people alluded to in Mary Pipher's piece.
It sort of goes with the territory, at least mine. I have been in therapy since 1978, and thus have been both "living" in the present as well examining the past at the same time.
Prayerfully, this time of scrutiny can come to a close fairly soon. I am excited about what might be in my future.
Deanna Jean
I appreciate reading Inward/Outward because it helps me to think new thoughts on a daily basis - sometimes more than other times - but at least keeping my mind active.
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