Use the Silence
by Robin Volker Dear Unity Friends,  My cat, in her old age, tends to complain. I think she needs a purple paw bracelet! I know her squawking
(she sounds more like a duck than a cat) is trying to tell me something. Maybe her bones hurt or she has become disoriented or she is yearning for a younger
time in her life. Who knows? When she begins her complaining, which is usually in the middle of the night, I call to her. She comes to me and snuggles against
me for comfort and familiarity, and she purrs.
Her name is Poochie Kitty. A silly name for a cat, I
know, but my mom named her years ago, and it stuck. She and I pray together every day. We settle into our
favorite prayer space, or she lies along side me in bed. I allow her rhythmic purring to be the mantra
that moves me to that centered place within. In our prayer time, Poochie's complaints and my own cease. Peace comes to both of us.
A peaceful mind and a complaining mind cannot co-exist at the same time. Complaining, criticizing,
and gossiping, the three negative activities of mind that we wish to let go of during our 21 day complaint
diet, are all noises of the material world. As we grow in understanding on our spiritual journey, we
desire to move away from the snags of material drama, expectation, and attachment. We choose instead to move into a deeper experience of being where our awareness expands beyond the world
defined by this physical experience. The practice of going into "the silence" causes the chaos and confusion of our daily lives to release us.
The complaints, criticism, and gossip cease to run our minds. Calm is restored. From this place of
inner peace new thoughts and ideas of a more positive nature emerge. We receive God's gift of another choice, another option or possibility.
When we pause and wait in the silence, the chatter ceases; creation begins anew. We choose again,
and our journey continues. This week, practice being silent as a way to bolster the success of your complaint diet. You will find rich rewards await you. Namaste`
Rev. Robin
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