Hi colleagues,
A few days ago I entered a maxi taxi on the stand in Arima on a very rainy afternoon. I was on my way to UWI to do some research. A middle aged woman entered with a very healthy good afternoon. After leaving the stand the driver was about to put on the music when she began to witness. He waited and allowed her some time. She brought the good news from the Lord. She was brave, her voice was loud and clear, her diction was excellent, it filled the maxi. She spoke with passion.
Her main message was about prayer and fasting. She spoke of the health benefits and the ways in which it could be done. I sat up and took notice, I listened carefully. She recommended eating less snacks, smaller portions and giving up juice for a while. In doing prayer and fasting you could cleanse the body and have a stronger connection to the creator, if you believe there is one. I accepted the message with an Amen! Many people answered and gave some thanks.
It made me think about the important things I have to continue doing to ensure my holistic development. It brought home the fact that I have been concentrating on only one area of my development, that is my educational development, as most days we are hustling from one assignment to another or to readings or to work and you know what happens! So my dear colleagues, take time out if you are like me and regroup. Pray, fast, exercise, meditate, relax and do the things that will strengthen your mind and body and make your soul soar.
We know the message, lets spread it and focus on holistic development. Implications for our students, friends, acquaintances and family? Holistic development is needed to balance our lives! As one of our greatest books say, 'Man cannot live by bread alone....................'
Be Blessed.
Thanks for your advice. At present I am feeling very overwhelmed. On Saturday night I decided to take a break and joined some friends to relax. If you don't do these things you will loose your sense of balance. According to you we are rushing to and fro going to classes and from classes to classes. Look at what happened last Thursday, I got soaked coming to class in all that rain, and we still did not even complete the programme. We still missed doing the podcast. I hope that after acquiring all this knowledge, it doesn't become a nine days wonder and by the time it is all over and school re-opens we just never bother to apply what we have learnt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. It is so easy to get caught up in the demands of our academic program, that we forget to take care of ourselves. My ten year old son reminded me of this; he said "Mom, lets stop buying food and cook more, like you use to do." I realize the demands of this course is causing me to neglect my family and our health.
ReplyDeleteI believe the Creator sends us messengers (angels) in human form to guide us. We need to recognize that the people who cross our paths in this journey, do not do so be accident. Each encounter, good or bad, is important to our spiritual development. We must therefore, respect everyone and recognize the spiritual connection we share. So, I take this opportunity to say thanks for adding to my spiritual growth, and may God Bless You.