{"id":362,"date":"2010-11-17T15:10:56","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=362"},"modified":"2010-11-17T15:10:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T15:10:56","slug":"stillness-by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=362","title":{"rendered":"Stillness by Any Other Name&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; This morning Lord, I\u2019d like to talk about Stillness.\u00a0 As I\u2019ve mentioned to You before, there are certain times and places that bring about a mental and spiritual Stillness for me that makes my commune with You so much clearer.\u00a0 I know what they are for me and usually how to achieve them, but I always find it fascinating to see how others find their moments of clarity.\u00a0 I was reading another <a title=\"A Flourishing Life\" href=\"http:\/\/aflourishinglife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog<\/a> this morning written by a lady named Gail Brenner and came across her article called <a title=\"The Art of Discovering the Spaces In-Between\" href=\"http:\/\/aflourishinglife.com\/2010\/11\/the-art-of-discovering-the-spaces-in-between\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Art of Discovering the Spaces In-Between\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0 It was quite well written and although not directed specifically at communing with You, I realized that what she was describing was exactly how my Stillness feels.<\/p>\n<p>Along those same lines, I\u2019ve been working to try and find ways to achieve Stillness outside my normal \u201chappy places\u201d as of late.\u00a0 My life, as well as the lives of many around me, has been amazingly tumultuous over the last year, and sometimes it\u2019s become very difficult to absorb and balance all of the negative things happening around me.\u00a0 Retreating to those moments of Stillness very much helps to recharge my Spiritual Batteries, so I\u2019ve been working to find ways throughout the day to access those lines of communication with You.\u00a0 Call it Prayer, Meditation, Communing with the Universe or whatever You like, the more I can tap into those moments the closer I feel to You, and the more I can focus on Your Plan for me and Honoring Your Grace.<\/p>\n<p>Please help us Heavenly Father, to find that Inner Peace and Stillness in all of us so that we may allow more of Your Love to go forth into the world.\u00a0 The louder I hear You, the more I learn and the better I feel.\u00a0 Amen.\u00a0 ~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; 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