“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”—Viktor E. Frankl
I love the above quote from Viktor Frankl. I hope no one will ever again see the atrocities that deepened his understanding of man’s quest for meaning.
It is the space between in which I find GOD, and where I find our interconnectedness. It is also where I find that which is referred to as the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. It is also the space that I have to allow for the soul to speak—both my own soul and the soul of others.
Too often, we try to fill the space with our own “noise” or allow it to be filled with the noise of the world. Instead we need to free that space for the presence of GOD, the Spirit, and the soul. As we respond to the world around us, we must pause and allow time to wisely choose our response—or more appropriately, perhaps, to listen for our response. We also need to make time for “productive pause” in our day to allow space for the soul to speak. For, indeed, “in our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!