The Space Between God's Heartbeats

Day 2 of Gratitude Month.

There is a concept I learned from Jamie Sams' writing called Tiyoweh, which means entering the silence.  It's the space between God's heartbeats, it's the silence between musical notes without which music would be impossible.  In Dr. Wayne Dyer's teaching it's the pause between the words of a prayer, what he calls Getting in the Gap.  It's the moment of exquisite hovering before a trapeze artist's hands catch hold of the bar. 

Whatever one's cultural affinity or spiritual practice, this concept of Tiyoweh seems applicable & valuable.  I'm thinking of the space between the beads of a Catholic rosary or Tibetan prayer beads, the unfolding of intent captured between the notes of a shaman's drumbeat.  There are too many examples to count of the sacred pauses that make up moments wherein the gods would speak to us if we were tuned in.

Right now I'm feeling like that trapeze artist - no longer rising, not yet falling, simply hanging by God's invisible breath, waiting to be in-formed.  I'm starting a partial hospitalization program come Monday.  This is my caregivers' way of avoiding inpatient hospitalization.  It's how they plan to keep me safe.  I'm fully surrendered to the fact that I need help & protection which I can no longer supply to myself through my own inner resources.  So we're trying this & I'm trying not to be scared.

I am grateful though, for the silence between my thoughts, my version of Tiyoweh & I pray God can access me there.

Be blessed.

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[Kikipotamus the Hobo]

God most definitely is waiting for you there.