Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Daily spiritual practice

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853 - 1890) Irises, 1889 
Oil on canvas Unframed: 74.3 × 94.3 cm (29 1/4 × 37 1/8 in.), 
 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 90.PA.20
(Courtesy of Getty Museum Collection)

Every day is a new day, which needs to start fresh. Since anything may happen unexpectedly—sometimes in messy ways—personal readiness is always a key to any situation. I suggest three kinds of attitudes that might be helpful every day. One can practice these three adjective attitudes in diverse ways according to one's choice. 

CAPACIOUS (self-expanding): roomy mind, spacious, broad, capable of accepting many things, going slow, and not impatient. Like the sky or the earth. Anything is allowed in the sky. Anything is accepted by the earth. (여유있게)

CALM (self-control): quiet, still, placid, unruffled, tranquil, serene, self-possessed. Like a pond or a lake, my mind needs to stay the same or relaxed. See waving trees or flowers. They are still there to take their place. (담담하게)

CONFIDENT (self-determination): sure of oneself, bold, positive, intrepid, self-confident, trusting God and self, and loving others. All things in the world have their place and they must believe in themselves. I am a gift of God. (덤덤하게)