How life can grip your soul and put you into a tailspin... just when you think you have it all figured out, it changes. New faces appear, as old ones fade away... people you thought you couldn't live without become less integral, and those who make their presence known, you see you could really need. Opportunities won, become moments lost and thus, decisions loom on the horizon. The not knowing is enough to drive even the sane mad, and back again.
Life comes in these crazy stages of change, pushing us out of our comfort zones, making us face our fears and come to see realizations. Things thought to be trite, or never to be possible, all come to pass. Standing in these moments we see the purity of our souls and of those who surround us.... knowing our own weaknesses and seeing theirs in subtle light. Embracing the fragile spirit of humanity, never knowing where one path may take you, and the fear of making the leap.... to step off into the darkness with only our faith to pull us through. Only our inner strength to make us mobile... to propel us forward into the unknown.
In so many ways, and so many times making this leap leads to growth, but it isn't always easy. Never really left alone to figure it all out, a greater source of comfort always present. An understood, but never fully grasped presence which brings ease to the new.... allows the soul to embrace come what may... knowing if you are brought to it, you'll be brought through it. How often do we shirk off the bigger picture of life... the "coincidences" life hands us? Perhaps, nothing is left to chance and yet life is more planned than we care to give pause to, as the thought may actually rock our very core.
For every moment- every heartache and joy; every person who touches our life, gives us just one more piece of our own picture called life. Just perhaps, all the changes that we try to run from or deter, are exactly what we need... their timely occurrence given to us at the appropriate time to make us grow, and again, to push us beyond our comfort zone.... thus, bringing blessings not yet attained. For residing in that comfort zone too long only makes us stagnate and more fearful to move forward with each passing day, turning into years. Life is perceived by our experiences and as perception is our own personal reality, being true or not, we allow it to shape us and mold us into our next moments in time.
Heartbreak can leave us scared, bitter, and unsure of the true intentions of another.... even if it comes with the purity of love. To lose trust in our fellow travelers of life can put us in a place to only view those who cross our paths in gray, versus the vibrant colors of the rainbow which God intended for us all to embrace our fellow man/woman. We become hardened and scared, for the pain at times has been greater than the perceived reward. Yet again, our perception is not always true reality, it is just ours... at the time, in the moment of unknowing what to do, or what will come to pass.
I recently heard a sermon while visiting an friend's church and a key statement that struck me to the core was 'how often do we stand in God's way?' Do we push our own agenda thinking that one path is too scary to pursue, when it has been placed in our life for a reason? Options are given to us for free-will, yet changes forced are when we are not heeding a Higher purpose for our lives. I have had it happen many times... when I wasn't listening to the whisper, shouting came in and change was forced upon me with a new set of circumstances to choose from. I have found listening to that small whisper, like the intuition that a mother possess regarding her children, can allow boundless insights... if we choose to listen and if we are willing to step out in faith.
The hardest part is just letting go and letting God.... in whatever form that takes on, and no matter if you can't see the end or the purpose of the shift in your life, knowing there is a reason and holding on for the ride... that is true faith and what changes are all about. A test of wills and of strength and yet in the end, providing a glimpse of beauty we all possess deep within our souls, and just maybe attaining more than ever imagined possible.
Every Sunrise Offers a New Opportunity for Change!
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." ~Albert Einstein
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