Proverbs 3: Cultivate What is Good
I awake to a battle, a storm. Here, for weeks now, it has been ‘unnaturally’ warm. Now the winds wrestle —as the warm Earth gives way to the cold front moving in, we hear the struggle - chilling. As I turn my thoughts to Proverbs, I reflect, inspired by the storm, on today’s reading and couple it with chapters one and two. Much of the advice given is posed by way of contrast. I think of my daily progress and a story from the Cherokee comes to mind: The Tale of the Two Wolves. I will post the story below. It’s a story like the storm out my window. It’s a story of contrast and the lesson highlights the importance of personal choice like the life described in Proverbs. In each moment, we have the power to choose what emotions, what thoughts, what feelings, and what actions to foster. In the literature I read, I am reminded to always cultivate what is good - Today - the winds that will win will be the ones with the most fuel. I suppose the cold air moving from the West will settle here for awhile and the warmth will recede. In my life - I will fuel myself with the best of the best - in every dimension - I will make my choices - and I will choose what is good ~
Cultivate love and faithfulness —always.
Cultivate
Making a Connection Through Art Journaling
I am posting this short video showing you how I enhance my study through art journaling. In this series, I make journaling cards that I will use as additional writing surfaces for my daily journaling pages. Enjoy!
“One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “Wolves” inside us all.
One is Evil. It is Anger, Envy, Jealousy, Doubt, Sorrow, Regret, Greed, Arrogance, Self-pity, Guilt, Resentment, Inferiority, Lies, False Pride, Superiority and Ego.
The other is Good. It is Joy, Peace, Love, Hope, Serenity, Humility, Kindness, Benevolence, Empathy, Generosity, Forgiveness, Truth, Compassion and Faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which Wolf Wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The One You Feed.”
Blessings
Thank you for joining me today. May today be a day of beauty for you, abundant in joy and full of light ~
Daily Passage
The Book of Proverbs Chapter 3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3.3, KJV
Gratitude
I am grateful for choice.
Questions to Consider
What personal traits to a cultivate?
Do I fuel negativity with more negativity?
Do I foster love and faithfulness moment by moment; if so, how?