Actually

 If I sit quietly smoking my pipe, I’m doing a lot more than just smoking my pipe.  Thoughts come to mind and I’m letting the Angels work.  Maybe my thoughts are more like prayers and maybe they are.  But letting Angels work keeps me calm.  I feel as though I’m telling my Angels what to do and they are doing it.  I won’t boast about having power over Angels.  It’s more like asking than directing.  But if I let them work, they do things I am unable to do.

And trusting them means I don’t have to trust myself.  They can do things I can’t do.  I am but an instrument through which they work.  I can’t say I am always in contact with my Angels.  But if I sit quietly, I’m doing a lot more than just sitting.  I’ve made attempts to explain the unexplainable, but some things can’t be explained.  There is much about my Angels I am unable to explain.  

But when I am calm, I’m letting my Angels do things I can’t do.  I get stressed in trying to do the impossible.  And believe me that I am human enough to sometimes think I can.  But there are times I have to let go and then work.  I do what I can do, but I am limited and my humanity can frustrate me at times.  Some think I’m supposed to know all about Angels and how they work.  There are times I have no idea, but feel I can explain the unexplainable.  

That is when I try to do it on my own.  But there are times when I can’t do it all on my own.  That is when I sit quietly and simply tell them what I think needs to be done by them.  But do I believe they’ll do as I ask?  Not always.  I’m not perfect—just a better version of myself.  As long as I am on this earth I’ll be imperfect by anyone’s standard.  But I am a lot better than I was before the Angels.  Everything I do is a learning adventure.  

So, I’ve had to learn to let the Angels work and sometimes I want to do it for them.  I have to learn to do what I can do, but at some point they have to do the rest.  I can do things they can’t do, but in many things they do what I can’t do.  I have to learn the difference.  I do this mostly by trial and error.  But if I sit calmly and just let them work, they are doing what for me is impossible.  

I have to let them do the impossible and try not to explain the unexplainable.  I’m limited by my humanity.  They are not.  And much of what they do is the unseen.  I want to see results and that can make me impatient.  I can be result driven.  Trusting them is letting them do the unseen.  That is the best explanation I can give about sitting quietly.  I might look calm on the outside, but I assure you that is not always the case.  I hide it very well unless someone should ask.  

I have a very active mind while keeping much to myself.  I work and I keep my Angels very busy.  But if not for Angels I just don’t know.  I probably even wouldn’t be here.  So, I make the best use of my time that I can.  I live on borrowed time and this is something I never forget.  It’s why I smoke a pipe.  Doing so keeps me relaxed and is a tool for meditation.  My pipe this morning is my Savinelli St. Nicholas pipe and my tobacco is Bayou Night.  My coffee this morning is a special blend from Sprouts.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave