Meditation in Eastertide ~ Saturday, Week 6: What's Enough?

May 11, 2024 ~ Saturday, Week 6

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I Can't Get No Satisfaction

     Or maybe, we do get satisfaction but it’s short-lived. We need a constant supply of MORE and MORE and MORE of this, that, and several of the other. We're always chasing after satisfying every possible known desire and those soon-to-be discovered through the next advertisement, the next spectator sport, “reality” show, the next extra-large of everything edible especially that over-sized calorie-laden sugar bomb, highly caffeinated and/or alcoholic drinks, casino-video-fantasy game, ever larger TVs with paid streaming services that supply continuous ads for what we must have, see, do, eat, drink, and yet ~ no matter the cost to wallet, health, or life perspective: More is never Enough. 

   A modern interpretation of the 13th century Persian poet Hafiz says: Being so preoccupied as we are with needing to be satisfied, it seems we would be better at it by now. Wow, that was 10 centuries ago and we still haven't found it?!  

   Dear God of Real Life, whether it's Christmas or Tuesday I must stop my head rant of: I need to buy more, have more, and physically exhaust myself more to do more to prove everything I'm supposed to prove. And to whom and for what do I need to prove anything? Maybe I just want to think I am proving myself to be more than I actually think I am. And what about all that stuff I think I need but really just want?

   Ok, I'm taking a breath here...my real prayer is:  Please help me stop thinking of "wanting" as "needing." Let me find the true gift of being in the ordinary, the routine, the everyday. A simple smiley face in a text or email feels as good to give as to get to say "I'm thinking of you." Not only on those "special" holidays and holy-days, but every single day I want and need to remember that less really is more.
   Oh, yes, and Thank You, Lord, sometimes I just need a place to stop, rest, and think about what life can be all about if I just give it a try. You are always there waiting for me to remember.  I'm working on it. And at least in terms of being the Great Listener, You're the best! I really don't have to explain or make excuses.  Even when I don't get what I (think) I want, with You in my heart there is always ENOUGH, always. Amen!

 

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