Some quick thoughts on something I read this morning that made a lot of sense to me and I wanted to share

I often read things that stick out in my mind and I think a lot about them.  When I read this this morning, I really wanted to share it with someone so I decided I'd write about it.  I thought about how simple it is to gauge my spiritual condition and how I'm so often unaware of it and am so often spiritually unfit...

"I was sitting in my bedroom, reading
into the wee hours, when suddenly I heard my dogs barking in the
back yard. My neighbors frown on this kind of disturbance so, with
mixed feelings of anger and shame, as well as fear of my
neighbor's disapproval, I immediately called in my dogs. Several
weeks later the exact situation repeated itself but this time,
because I was feeling more at peace with myself, I was able to
accept the situation--dogs will bark--and I calmly called in the
dogs. Both incidents taught me that when a person experiences
nearly identical events and reacts two different ways, then it
is not the event which is of prime importance, but the person's
spiritual condition. Feelings come from inside, not from outward
circumstances. When my spiritual condition is positive, I react
positively."

This is so true...when I have inner spiritual calmness and am in touch with God, I am better prepared for life.  It's not the circumstances of life or the events of the day that matter so much, it's the way in which we approach them and respond to them...When I am spiritually fit, I am more selfless and humble, and am better prepared for anything that comes my way...when I am trying to control and promote my own selfish agenda, things get convoluted and bogged down by things that matter little.  Being spiritually unfit, I am bound and glued to one course of action...being spiritually fit, I am free and can make the right decisions.