Seven Year Olds and Serenity

“Life is like playing a violin concerto naked, and learning to play as you go along.” Some time ago I attended a “concert” by second graders, fully clothed. They were less than perfect in their performance but performed exactly as second graders should. Had they been High School students their instructor’s competence would need to be questioned and rightfully so. We would never expect a group of seven year olds to perform at the level of students more than twice their age. The point being we always demonstrate where we are. Spiritually where are you? What principles do you practice, since whether you are aware of them or not, we all practice principles.

Having placed our feet on the path, choosing to Live on the Spiritual Basis, we embarked on the examined life. Our actions demonstrating who we really are, what we really believe. Do we practice the principles of turning to God in all things or revel in morbid reflection and negativity when fear based thoughts float up into our consciousness? For even if new to the path, our schooling, the notes from our violin can be sweet, clothed in serenity when we Practice the Presence of God, rejecting the negative and embracing our all knowing, all loving Father.