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"YOU SUSH!" holy spirit intervention for (me!) ~topps

so, my sexy and i..   we were on our morning walk, -write.   outdoors, beautiful day, along a park pathway,  -wide open space..     and we have a pretty good pace going; healthy cadence 

and the cell phone rang.

so, my sexy, he answers..   a conversation gets going

and, true.. he was talking a little on the louder side because we were outdoors and walking/talking at the same time, 

and this person also on the pathway.. we were walking faster than her, and so catching up.. and would pretty quickly pass her and be on our way

but before we reached her, she turned around all upset and angry in both facial expression and tone

"SHHHH!   HOW RUDE!"    -she sushed us.

and what i aim to talk about here is impulse control..    (self control/one of the fruits of the spirit); and  holy spirit guidance

because my initial reaction..    "We are not in a library  -go shush yourself!  look how rude you are being!"    with a very unchristian like attitude

but here is what happened:

i let my initial reaction boil internally; turn to vapor and disappear..   

and then, what i can only interpret and explain as holy spirit guidance, i ended up walking slowly write up to her, looking her in her eyes, gently touching her arm, 

"i'm sorry.  sometimes we don't realize how loud we are being."

and i watched her soften.

and we kept walking our healthy pace; never looked back..  and enjoyed the rest of our walk.

and i'm guessing; so did she. 

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from a Christian perspective, we are flesh and spirit.   our flesh; our impulses need to be recognized and discerned and trained to be subservient to our spirit; the holy spirit.  remains a life long practice for me..   but i know when i've done it successfully, and it usually ends in a win/win; peace/peace

but is it easy?   impulse control?   self control vs. circumstances controlling/provoking...

well, depending on the event..  sometimes i can do it in seconds; other times..   a day..     -sometimes a week..

but what is most consistent; i do always aim to recognize my impulsive (default) reaction; evaluate it..  pray about it..    and i do know when i've succeeded in ignoring/taming the impulse to choose a better, higher, more evolved response.    "Thank You Jesus!"     amen. 

posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 11:39 AM