Purpose of the Tool: To come into the present moment where we can experience the light of God’s love and find fullness and joy in life.
Background on the Tool: Too often we fly through our days with our minds on something else rather than on where we are and what we are doing. The spiritual discipline of noticing is one way to return our minds to where our bodies are already and be awake to the light of God and the love of God.
The Tool: Try the spiritual practice of noticing. When you look, what do you see? When you listen, what do you hear? When you walk or drive the car or take dinner out of the oven, be there. Observe and notice. Notice what you feel, too. Set a short time period to begin. When you move from the present, gently bring yourself back to “now.” Notice what pulls you away from the present. Ask God for help in letting this go or exploring its power so that its power can diminish.
December, 2011
© 2011 The Rev. Dr. Jane A. Tomaine
This Tool is introduced in the Nov-December 2011 Featured Article