Calm My Racing Mind!

Dear God,


I'm full of ideas and things to do and places to go and people to see.  It's exciting but just a bit too much, it feels a bit out of control.  Slightly manic perhaps.  I want to act out of joy and inspiration and there is some of that but also something a little bit driven.  I need to slow down and breathe and be centred in my body again...I feel I'm driving too fast and that a crash could come, and in any case, it's faster than I want to be driving. It feels uncomfortable and stressful.

I let go of the reins, of demanding of myself to do everything NOW.   I give myself permission to stop, breathe and smell the roses. Holy Spirit, remind me that there is plenty of time to do everything I really want and need to do without rushing or pushing myself.  I ask for you to heal the part of my mind that is a little bit frantic and frenetic, that judges me for being too inactive for too long and pushes me to catch up.    I give myself permission to slow down, stop multi tasking,  stop fretting about posting in a dozen places on Social Media, and just to be here now.  I'm aware of the stillness of the room I'm in, of my partner sneezing...of the sun coming in the window....

And I ask that I may be an open channel for energy to flow through, and that movement of my body expresses that joy, and that I trust Holy Spirit to be my organizer, planner and nudger into action that is loving and graceful.

I choose to be willing to be at Peace instead of frantic, to be Calm instead of chaotic and to be Clear instead of confused. Let me be Still and listen for Your Guidance this morning, asking what You would have me do, where you would have me go... and trust You will direct me clearly and that everything I need to do is easily accomplished with Your help.

And so it is,

Amen.