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 Spiritual: October 11, 2006 Issue [#1317] |
  Spiritual This week: Edited by: kittiaraMore Newsletters By This Editor   1. About this Newsletter 2. A Word from our Sponsor 3. Letter from the Editor 4. Editor's Picks 5. A Word from Writing.Com 6. Ask & Answer 7. Removal instructions  Sometimes life is so... busy. Do you ever take the time to just be still? This week's Spiritual Newsletter addresses just that... Your guest Editor for this week is: kittiara    Hi everyone, First of all, my apologies if I touch on a topic recently discussed in this Newsletter. I've been away from Writing.Com for a while, due to offline reasons, and I am still trying to catch up on everything! Today, though, I have the honour of being your guest Newsletter Editor. I hope you will enjoy my editorial. I won't be telling you anything new when I say that we live in a busy world. We constantly run around, trying to be the most productive citizens we can be. There's work, the household, possibly kids, social obligations, the gym and whatever else our lives involve. Many of us live with a slight sense of guilt that whatever we do, it never seems enough. Society tells us we need to do more, achieve more, strive for more... When we're actually at home, there's no peace and quiet either. Electronic sources like our tv, stereo, cd player, dvd player or computer will be producing sound and keep us hooked. Then there are the kids, if we have any, and all the house chores, our friends stopping by... I am sure you get the drift. There's never really time to just be still. How many of us actually claim some alone time, to be at peace and just let our minds rest, whether we wish some time alone with our Lord or the Bible, or just try to relax without feeling the pressure that we must do something? I know that I find it quite difficult. My mind is always busy, I have lots of lists with things to do, there's all too often people around who ask me to do things that aren't on my lists, and so it goes on... and my inspiration for writing of any kind has dwindled. Until recently, when I was in bed with some virussy thing, I didn't realise how much I just needed to be still, to have my own space and calm down for a while, to be open to other thoughts than running my daily life. It's not selfish to need some time to just be you. We all need to, even if it is for just fifteen minutes or half an hour a day. It can make such a difference, not only for your Spiritual life, but for your general wellbeing. And it can do wonders for your writing. So my advice for you this week is – be still. 
Because of being on a very tight deadline with this Newsletter, and not knowing what your regular Editors have recently plugged, I've decided to post some contests that might inspire you, for when you have a moment to be still  . I hope you will enjoy them!
I hope that I have chosen a nice variety for you, and that you will find something to spark your inspiration. Submit an item for consideration in this newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form  Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter! http://www.Writing.Com/main/newsletters.php?action=nli_form Don't forget to support our sponsor! InstantPublisher.Com: Self publishing made easy and affordable. All file types accepted with many options. Starting at $100 for 25 copies in 7-10 days! Visit us today!  No questions and answers this time, I'm afraid. I'm only a guest editor. But I am sure that the regular Editors will love to hear from you .Your Spiritual Newsletter Editors are: windac, imaginelove, kiwiangel and becky_hayes. Hope you all have a lovely week!  To stop receiving this newsletter, go into your account and remove the check from the box beside the specific topic. Be sure to click "Complete Edit" or it will not save your changes. |
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