Last night, as my family and I ate dinner and then played a game at the dining room table, we had the sliding glass door open to let the cool breeze in. The sliding door is only about 5 feet from the table, so we could hear bugs bouncing off the screen, being drawn to the light inside the house.

Because of the screen, we were able to relax and enjoy our family time without being bugged by bugs! We knew they were there because we could hear them bumping against the screen. But we were not affected by them.

Coleen, on our call told a thrilling tale of partaking of the sacrament yesterday at church, when a spider crawled out of the tray and onto her hand. The back story is that Coleen is an avid gardener. She has spiders crawl on her all the time. And says she even picks up spiders inside her house bare-handed and takes them outside rather than killing them like most people.

Coleen was extremely grateful (as I am sure the rest of her congregation was) that the spider crawled on her hand and not someone else’s. I don’t know what she did with the spider, but it didn’t upset her sacrament experience.

I was struck by the parallel of having a ‘spider’ crawl into our lives unexpectedly. Some people are able to screen those experiences, either tune them out, or even allow the experience to be welcomed in as a learning experience. While other people have no filter, they see every new thing as an upset.

For Coleen, who recently had a misunderstanding with a step-daughter, the spider experience was a beautiful physical anchor, a tender mercy that helped her see solid evidence that she is not upset by a perceived toxic experience, even if it originates from something as positive as a family member or the sacrament!

Just as we screen our calls or screen spam on our computers, we can discern through the Holy Spirit and screen what we allow to remain with us.

Sometimes screens get holes in them and they need to be repaired or replaced. Stronger decisions of personal respect, confidence and worthiness fortify our screens so that only those things or people that align with who we are at the divine core, are allowed in.

Blind spots and limiting beliefs might be screening things out that need to be allowed into the conscious mind. Limiting thoughts that are not true need to be logically examined for flaws.

And as always, know that you are at choice. There are always options. It is ok to question one thought or path to see if another would serve you better. You are never stuck. You are never hopelessly lost. It’s ok to screen what is currently in your life and choose something different.

Today, I Give Myself Permission to Sift Out the Excess

• I create easily with the end result in mind
• I see the end result clearly
• I sift through all the options and find the one that most closely aligns with my vision
• There is a place for everything. Some things belong in my vision and some belong to the visions of others
• I give back to the universe, all that belongs to the visions of others
• I gratefully receive all that belongs to my vision
• I love and respect myself and welcome the people and experiences that align with me
• I discern the most important things to invite into my creative space and the most important things to send back to the creative space of the universe for others to use

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