I think about the words of Jesus: “Be still and know that I am God.”

The first thing is to be still. That means slowing down my thoughts and my very body.

The next thing is to know that the “I am” is God and not my ego.

I begin to breather slower and more consciously.

I let my body relax and get looser.

I let my frantic mind slow down.

I let go of what I think about politics for the “I am” is not involved in them.

I let go of my perceived physical problems because thinking doesn’t help.

I continue to breathe until I remember that in the words of Jesus, “Of mine own self, I can do nothing.”

That’s it. That’s the path in a nutshell.

Rinse and repeat.

Vicki Woodyard