Drifting Away
Drifting Away
Sit by a river in your mind.
You are still, the water flows by.
Your thoughts are tiny paper boats.
Release them one by one.
Watch as the water
gently carries them away.
There goes a worry.
There goes a “what if”.
There goes a painful thought.
There goes a “should”.
As thoughts come,
send them on their way.
Gently, but firmly.
Watch as they drift away
until only serenity remains.
Dallas Willard
The ultimate freedom
we have as human beings
is the power to select what we will allow
or require our minds to dwell upon.
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.