jeff miller

Peace of mind is an oxymoron.

When we’re in our mind, we’re hardly ever at peace;

when we’re at peace, we’re never only in our mind.

The early Christian abbas and ammas knew this and first insisted on finding the inner rest and quiet necessary to tame the obsessive mind.  

why do we lock doors? usually because we’re afraid of the dark... the darkness outside; the darkness inside.

“You know

so very well

the edge

of darkness

you have

always

carried with you,”

writes the poet David Whyte.

Remember, that at your best, you are good-natured, fully alive, awake, and alert. Notice how these qualities show up in you today.

(Personality Types, 338)

Reflect on your blessings. As a Nine, consider the ways you are blessed with being optimistic, good-natured, and creative.

(Personality Types, 338)

We might take a minute to acknowledge our personality which has been working so hard to run things and take care of everything. We thank it.

Then, we might take a moment to acknowledge the yearning in my heart for that which is true. I might feel the desire in my heart to be whole and real.

And with great respect and gentleness, I can allow that

A prophet has a responsibility for the moment, an openness to what the moment reveals. He is a person who knows what time it is.  
—Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Prophets