{"id":3162,"date":"2015-12-05T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T14:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2015-11-21T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T14:41:12","slug":"contagion-of-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/12\/contagion-of-good.html","title":{"rendered":"Contagion of good"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m not very sporty. You probably wouldn\u2019t want me on your baseball team, unless it was to keep score or serve water.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t catch or throw a ball, really. Certainly not dependably.<\/p>\n

When I do catch something thrown at me, I\u2019m flabbergasted, almost thrilled to know it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

To catch a ball is to hold the ball. To feel it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed I can catch a tune the same way. Whenever I go shopping at the local grocery store, I leave the store with a tune in my head.<\/p>\n

Whatever the store’s music selection, or whatever the volume is, their songs get caught in my mind. Sometimes, I don\u2019t like the songs and it takes a while to get them to stop re-playing in my mind.<\/p>\n

But, it shows me that I catch sounds, mentally. I catch perceptions and sensations through mind.<\/p>\n

So, when I\u2019m with someone who has negative thoughts, I challenge myself NOT to catch those thoughts.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve taken it a step further<\/a> and when I\u2019m with someone who has a contagious illness, I challenge myself NOT to catch<\/a> their thoughts on the illness.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t hug sick people and I wash my hands after shaking hands with someone who maybe sick, but I\u2019m discovering that if my mind is thinking about spirituality, I don\u2019t so much catch the thoughts of sickness.<\/p>\n

I’ve even wondered, Why don’t I catch good thoughts? Healthy thoughts? Because I can.<\/p>\n

Instead of fearing for what my body can or can’t catch, I look at what my mind is catching. Thoughts of God, good, at contagious. They keep me safe.<\/p>\n

Psalm 91: 9-11<\/p>\n

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Because you have made the Lord<\/span> your dwelling place\u2014<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the Most High, who is my refuge\u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>no evil shall be allowed to befall you,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>no plague come near your tent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11\u00a0<\/sup>For he will command his angels concerning you<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to guard you in all your ways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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