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Serenity, What Is It

by Dave on April 2, 2008

I was having a discussion with my son this morning and he asked me “what is serenity?”.

I have my own ideas but decided to look at the dictionary to see what Webster had to say. The definitions that I found are:

Serenity \Se*ren”i*ty\, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F. s[’e]r[’e]nit[’e].]
1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace.

2. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure.

Some of may think that serenity is a state of bliss, a large amount of joy. But, from this definition, it looks as it is being alright with the world. It is knowing that “everything is alright already”.

This follows right along with the idea that “God is everything or God is nothing”. If he is everything, I am fine. If he is nothing, I am screwed. So, I choose to believe that he is everything and that he loves me works to my best in all ways at all times.

A friend of mine says that “if God is small enough for me to understand, he is not big enough to handle my problems”. If this is true, I must trust and believe that what he has in store for me is better than I could imagine or design on my own.

Wayne Dyer had a sister that was in a car accident and almost died. She tells him that while she was in surgery, she observed the discussion between the doctors trying to decide if they should put out the effort to save her life. She had an “NDE” (Near Death Experience).

He says that since she has recovered from her physical wounds from the accident, she can see the “big picture” and that nothing disturbs her. She can allow all the turmoil that may go on around to not disturb her serenity.

All of this goes into my definition of serenity. It is the ability to sit calmly and know that everything is fine as long as I get out of the way and let him do his work.

Life is as good as I allow it to be.

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Serenity to Death Row in 30 seconds

by Dave on March 11, 2008

Have you ever had one of these days? Everything going great and you are just going with the flow. The sun is shining, you do not have a care in the world and life is good.

Then someone says something, or does something or looks at you weird and everything goes straight into the toilet.

And it does not matter how big or little a thing was that happened, your serenity is just shot. Like I said, serenity to death row in 30 seconds.

Now, nothing is good in the world. Your boss hates you or your kids hate your or your best friend is gone, or your dog is gone. The things that have happened or are about to happen are now endless. And, it is all in your head.

I used to say that when ever my boss’s door was closed, he was getting ready to fire me. Talk about having a major ego problem. I was thinking that I was so important that I was the only thing or person that he was thinking about.

When something like this happens, it is time to get a different perspective on things. Get it out of your head and into the sane world. You need to talk to someone or write it down on paper.

By getting things out of my head and into the real world, my perspective does a major change. I can, sometimes, see how my thinking is totally wrong. I can see that my ego has taken me on another major head trip.

This is when it is great to have some good friends. I am not talking about just the guys (or gals) at work or the ones that you hang out with. They will probably have the same kind of messed up thinking as you are trying to correct.

No, I am talking about a “spiritual guide”. Someone that has their feet firmly planted on the ground. This person does not necessarily need to be a religious person but someone that is not prone to fits of fantasy. Not someone that will just validate any weird thought that you throw out.

I have heard that “my mind is a bad neighborhood to visit on my own” and that I need to have a guide with me when I visit.

This is just some of my thoughts to show you that you are not alone in this world. And to tell you that my life is as good as I allow it to be.

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