sometimes my thoughts make me dizzy 207/366

sometimes my heart and mind get so full 

of conflicting

and complimenting ideas,

of comparing

and contrasting opinions,

of trying to identify every "what if",

making plans for each possible scenario

that I feel dizzy,

unbalanced

and there is no way 

to capture

let alone decipher

or interpret

or translate

or communicate

the scope and depths of

the emotions

the thoughts

the intuitions

that are straining to be heard and shared

and many, 

if not most,

have no business being made public,

they serve a far better purpose kept private and silent

but they are loud and persistent and difficult to control

this is one of those stormy times 

and experience has taught me 

that rather than continue to run on the hamster wheel

I'll get further, faster and more efficiently if I simply stop, 

lower the anchor in the midst of the gale

and take a minute to focus on what is real and true and eternal

"God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
    though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

though its waters roar and foam,
    though the mountains tremble at its swelling.  Selah (rest)

“Be still, and know that I am God..." from Psalm 46