The Power of Order

Order: Ability to develop consciousness in proper sequence: mind, body and affairs

Now that September is finally here I can write about order. That was the other power I selected in the ceremony last year. Was it that long ago already? At church, we are already in the early stages of preparing for this year's ceremony on December 21st. Yes, it takes that long to get the music, service and people organized.

The other odd thought I'm having about order these days is how out-of-order my life seems. My mind is in turmoil, by body seems to be suffering (I've been sick for almost two months and I'm tired all the time) and my personal affairs, other than my family, are a shambles. I just don't believe that it has to be that way: to be a writer and to live in abundance - both must be possible.

Anyway, how can I write about order? Is it in fact true that when we choose a power we are tested by the polar opposite? Do we learn order by experiencing dis-order?

I ran into a couple at church on Sunday who pleaded with me: "Don't let us light all twelve candles this year, please!"

So many of us do that - take on more self-improvement than we can handle. And yet, God never gives us more than we can take on.

Why did I couple order up with imagination anyway? Doesn't that seem like an odd mix?