Our Spiritual Compass

Dear Reader:

What I call my ” God Wink” today…can also be defined in several different ways… like my ” Spiritual Compass.”

For so much of my life I now realize I never gave people much of a chance to help me…nor God. I was just too tired… teaching everyday in a middle school ( pretty challenging) and then as I told myself… the day really began… one child in one field, another child in another school involved in a play or some artistic endeavor and one child responding to an after school playdate.

It wasn’t until the children started leaving the nest that I discovered ” my” time… free private, quiet time that still must be included in my daily routine today. I thrive on interval amounts of it!!

And it was only then that I realized God had been trying to guide, direct, and give me His oversight and wisdom to overcome mundane daily obstacles for decades but I couldn’t hear , see, feel, or touch it.

When I compare my life now to the sheer manically anxious way I handled my former life… I realize I was running in circles praying everyday I could complete the circle one more time. Not a good way to live but unfortunately in our society pretty typical.

… And it is not just listening… I was reading your comments yesterday and my daily thought visual prompt popped up… my God Wink response to my impatient timing inquiry.

**EVEN THE MOON PASSES ThROUGH PHASES TO RETURN** **TO FULL. HEALING TAKES TIME.**

I don’t think God can be much more explicit in His message to me, and now that I make time for God… He can be a downright chatterbox… with enough directions and suggestions to carry me through any ordeal in life… including this one!!! How could I have ever doubted. The frailty of being human.

So until tomorrow… Connecting your spirit guide is like having a compass that never fails.

**Eloise loves preparing for Halloween and delights in her new friend!**

**Sheer Happiness! Total Happiness! Mike and Honey came down off ” dem” mountains and brought me laughter and joy… two ingredients I can easily swallow!**

Earlier my niece Bekah came over yesterday morning and we so enjoyed catching up… she was going to see her dad… and then they called and Ben sounded really good… another happy moment…

And can you believe it… I envisioned something for the first time that I thought ( would not only stay down) but for the first time I would like to eat!!! And I did!

You better watch out ” Big Blue” … You might have won round one but the ” Boo” is showing up for Round Two!!!!!

Today is my favorite day!!! Winnie the Pooh

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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