By Susan Sanford
Received this text message not too long ago from JA: "Worries are like birds. Let them fly over you...but don't let them build a nest on your head."
I'm not one to worry much. However, i thought that there is stuff i battle with constantly. The negative i allow to saturate my thoughts is self-defeating. It is like a bothersome buzz which keeps me from being productive. There is a big chunk of Scripture which exhorts us: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable --- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy --- think about such things...put it into practice. and the God of peace will be with you."
My friend AF taught me to say "release" when a thought intrudes upon my time of silence or quieting. Same with any negative thought --- which when not addressed, multiplies and becomes a habit or pattern of thinking. But since those thoughts come in hordes, i must say "disperse" or "explode". Poof! There goes one...
