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Still Saturday: Still or Stationary?

May 16, 2014 By Sandra Heska King

still and stationary

 

“We choose to be stationary or we choose to be still.

“The stationary pilgrim always turns his head around to see what was or what could have been. He loses focus on the potential and possibility of now. So he stays in the position of inaction because he can’t imagine another way. Stationary is frail-boned, a faint pulse.

“The still pilgrim is engaged in a fully-realized act of re-imagination. She’s looking down the barrel of the possible — of the moment — and lives by keenly seeing the potential of an enlarging world. She’s a revelator ordaining — with courage — an all-surpassing peace. Stillness has clarity in its bloodstream and intention in its heart.”

~Dave Harrity, “Motion,” Making Manifest: On Faith, Creativity, and the Kingdom at Hand

 

still and stationary

Would you say tend more toward the stationary or the still?

In the stillness,

Sandy

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Welcome to the Still Saturday Community where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and reflect on the depth of sparse words. We’d love for you to join us. Grab the button and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.

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  1. Jennifer Dougan says

    May 16, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    Hi Sandra,

    That’s an interesting distinction between concepts, and fun to ponder. Hmm. There is a verse I like with the word “still” in it that your post brings to mind. It is “But I have stilled and quieted my soul…” or something like that from Psalms. 🙂

    Jennifer Dougan
    http://www.jenniferdougan.com

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:34 am

      One of my favorite verses. 🙂

  2. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

    May 16, 2014 at 10:17 pm

    Looking down the barrel of the possible. Please, Lord, lead me there.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Take my hand. I’m coming with you.

  3. HisFireFly says

    May 16, 2014 at 11:17 pm

    does the bird have trouble with standing there still
    or is it happy
    will we ever know?

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:38 am

      Ha! Maybe we should try it.

  4. Elizabeth Stewart says

    May 17, 2014 at 12:31 am

    Thank you so much for hosting us each week! I love your beautiful photo and the quote explaining the difference between stillness and being stationary.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:40 am

      Dave’s got a lot of good words up his sleeve–and between the pages. 🙂

  5. Nannette and the Sweetheart says

    May 17, 2014 at 1:29 am

    I pray I am still!!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:43 am

      Me, too!

  6. S. Etole says

    May 17, 2014 at 5:27 am

    Joining you in the stillness and knowing He is God.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Love sitting with you here, Susan.

  7. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    May 17, 2014 at 6:32 am

    I think I can be both – in a day or in a season, but sure hope I’m more still than stationary. Have a beautiful weekend, my friend.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:45 am

      I hear you, Patricia. You have a wonderful weekend, too. Enjoy the game! xo

  8. Cindee Snider Re says

    May 17, 2014 at 10:09 am

    Be still… It’s something I’ve been learning soul-deep this year. To simply be still and know that He is God. Not to strive. Just to be. Still. Eyes closed. Fully engaged. Just God and me. In the still where the world falls away — stress, worry, illness, frustration — it all falls away in the still, in His Presence. The still, the holy pause, right in the messy midst of every day. Only God!

    Dave Harrity’s words: “Stillness has clarity in its bloodstream and intention in its heart,” are the best expression of stillness I’ve ever read. Thank you for sharing them. I copied them onto a Post-It note and stuck it to the top my Mac.

    Standing with you in the still today, my Friend! Blessings!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 17, 2014 at 11:50 am

      I loved that line, too. It’s a gift to journey with you, my Frio sister. And to stand in the still.

  9. ~ linda says

    May 17, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    “She’s a revelator ordaining….” A most interesting description…one I will be contemplating for a bit. And the whole post has me to thinking this afternoon. Glad I came by, Sandra.
    Caring through Christ, ~ linda

  10. Laurie Collett says

    May 17, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    Amazing quote and excellent distinction. Love the photos — just saw these birds face-to-face yesterday! Thanks for hosting & God bless!

  11. Joanne Viola says

    May 18, 2014 at 6:25 am

    What an amazing quote! Praying He helps me be still & look down the barrel of the possible. This book is on my “To read” list for this summer – when I can be still 🙂 So grateful you have shared it!

  12. Janis Cox says

    May 18, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    Love the analogy. Being stationary can be active. That is what I learned when I finally sat before the Lord – a great teaching – being still.
    Blessings,
    Janis

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