A Much Needed Reminder

  

The beauty of viewing the world as it is being seen thru the eyes of a child means possessing the gift of seeing everything for the first time over and over.  Seeing in color, comparing shapes, wondering at the smallest insect as it carries 10 times it’s weight. 

Trying things for the first time.  Taking your first step and it holds you up.  We take new first steps everyday.  Embrace them.  Recognize them.  We step into a new job, into a new relationship, into the unknown.  We step into new decisions, new directions, and new philosophies. 

Life is full of beautiful surprises. Look up but don’t forget to occasionally glance at where you are stepping.  Look forward but periodically take a glance in your rear view.   Take account of where you’ve been.  Contemplate where you are.  Find appreciation for all the steps you have taken.  Whether they took you forward or they took you back. It’s in the two steps back process that we are given a second opportunity to find the treasure we missed the first time. 

Be in constant contact with your inner child and you shall know an unconditional, courageous, determination to take it all in.  

Take a look.  See things for the first time.  The ocean at it’s calmest with its glass like surface will show you yourself if you let it.  An overnight storm will create forty foot waves bringing unprecedented excitement to the surfer riding the tube.  The glaciers of Alaska over the bluest of waters covered under ice are like something of fairytales and tinker bells.   The sound of a plane becomes a reminder of someone who is going to visit a long lost friend.   The Himalayas inspire the climber to reach beyond any limitations. Large thousand year old trees that stand majestic with history.  Your first box of shrinky-dink’s.

Listen to your life and the energy that surrounds you because it has so much to say.  This ever-present approach shall lead to coincidences that leave you feeling extremely connected to the world.   Having undeniable faith that the world will give you what you ask of it so you are careful what you ask for.   Whenever you see a dandelion, make a wish.  Find the love and empathy in our exchanges with strangers because they can’t.  

Being able to take a deep breath, lend a helping hand and share a smile with a neighbor.  Look around you at least once a day and say "Thank You So Much".  Give respect to a child so he may hold on to his free will just a little bit longer.  Being thankful and gracious and showing gratitude for the little things will keep you smiling all day long.  Being humble and open to new possibilities will find you going with the flow of this ever-changing thing that we call life.  

Appreciate all that has come before.  Yet live in your intention for the future and you shall find yourself embracing what is now.  This precious moment is a gift.  The present.

When we live in our moments we have found true love and it is with this love that all things will grow and the birds will spread their wings and the flowers will bloom and you will live to your true potential.

There is no gift greater that we can give ourselves, then the gift of living with the wonderment of a child.

What do you see?

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Are You Listening

Do you ever feel like staying in bed when you're supposed to go to work or staying home when you should be making an appearance at a friends party?  Sometimes our bodies are trying to tell us something.  And when we can, we should listen.

I know we can't always just decide to stay home from work and we don't want to disappoint people by not celebrating with them but there other ways to heed the advise of our bodies without checking out for an entire day.

One way to get in touch with our bodies messages is through meditation.  Everyone is different but I find that first thing in the morning when my thoughts are clear and it is the start of a brand new day that I am the most susceptive to the inner communications of my body, mind and soul.

I read once that if you get out of the house within the first fifteen minutes of waking up, you will have more clarity and energy throughout your day.   So this is another version of the early morning meditation.  When your alarm goes off jump out of bed and take yourself for a walk.  Honor yourself with a slow pace and an open mind and take in all of the city, beauty or nature that surrounds you.  There can be messages in our surroundings too if we are open to hearing and seeing them.  

Sometimes when I need inner advise I pick up my favorite book, I ask a simple question and then I open it up to whatever page my eyes fall upon and I start reading.  It's funny, it's far-fetched and somewhat implausible but nine out of ten times therein lies the answer.  It may not be the answer we want but chances are it's the advise that could be in our best interest.

Another experiment to try is to lay quietly at night before you go to sleep and get in your place of intention.  Think about what it is you need an answer to.  Don't stress over it just let the thoughts flow through your mind and then think of the question you need answered.  Once you have asked your question, graciously ask yourself to present you the answer.  Politely and quietly to ask yourself that you wake up with the answer.  That you remember what you need to know and that you remember what you dream so you can find the message in it when you wake up. 

As we all know, the Universe will always give us what we ask of it.  So we should always be careful what we ask for.   We don't always get what we think we want but chances are the reply will be exactly what we need.  The lessons are always the hardest when we are in the moment but the freedom that comes from this kind of acceptance is invigorating.  Follow through.  Chances are you won't be disappointed.

Maybe it's time to get rid of all the wanting.  If we are too busy always wanting and needing all these other things then we are cluttering up our mind and making it impossible to hear.  If we are going to be courageous enough to take the step into listening to our life then we must be daring enough to hear what is being said and trust in our intuition.

Being the W Chaser that I am, I guess it was inevitable to learn that the real answers, my truth would come from within.  I have so much to be thankful for.

And in all honesty, if we are not happy with what we have, what makes us think we will be happy with more?

Just Enough Rainbows

      On shoot day 1 of 2 and it's time for lunch.  I've been missing writing on a daily basis but duty calls.  There are just not enough hours in the day to fit it all in.

      My journey does have me skipping.  My no vs. yes experiment is still underway and persistence really does breed success.  I hope you are still rigorously but patiently pursuing your no vs. yes experiment too!

      Sitting here on location amidst the dust and the chaos I have had another one of my moments.  A really great moment while checking in with myself.  In the brief silence I allotted myself I found a smile.  A deep rooted, to the core, feeling pretty good, like what I see, kind of smile.

      I realized I haven't experienced any sorrow and there haven't been any tears.  I realize that some people really are crazy makers and bullies and manipulative.  I also realize that I can stand up for myself, walk away when I feel like it and I don't have to grieve that which is lost.   And the simple truth is, people will always show their true colors.  So wouldn't you want your true colors to be that of a rainbow?

      All this time spent with patience is really agreeing with me.  I'm learning so much about myself and how the world moves around me and how other people sometimes get lost in the wind.  How sometimes I get lost in the moment and how we all react instead of taking a breath and letting the moment unfold organically.  Sometimes things are not what they seem.

      I found another key that promises to open many doors.  Happiness.  It has alluded me for too long.  It has taken me a long time to figure out what the happy people know.  I have found my version of happiness in the present moment and the more I stay in the moment the happier I am.

      Happy enough that I presume that maybe my life of tears humbled me just enough.  My life of fear gave me just enough courage.  My life of humility gave me just enough awareness and my life of tears gave me just enough rainbows.

      My happy finds me thankful and honoring the memories, the moments and the tears that got me here.

It starts with a single droplet of water

Like that of a summer rain

I must surrender to the waters will

It comes out of nowhere and calls my name.

My body responds voluntarily in surrender

The beckoning call a much needed release

As the water makes its claim on me

My body shakes for inner peace

Memories flood my mind

As my steps I now retrace

The water flowing freely

And I yield to its embrace

An attempt at laughter and I

Am at the point of no return

I freely relinquish all control

And leave it to my heart to discern

It can start with an onion

And the effects on the eyes

As I peel away at the layers

I am left with no disguise

It can begin with a lullaby

Sparking memories of the past

A childhood left to no one

And praying the pain would never last

A remembrance of my mother

Her singing fills my mind

A soul lost to happen stance

Who chose to leave this world behind

The grief from mistakes I’ve made

Fall around me like a house of cards

As I have spent most of my years

Behind my self made wall of disregard

The waves are finally crashing over me

As my body relinquishes its control

Giving in to the convulsions of sobs

The only way I can be made whole

In humility I shall shed my tears

Embracing all that they bear within

An inner knowledge and wisdom

That only life experience can bring

Tears come in many forms

Maybe too many to comprehend

But I am always thankful for the visit

Like the comfort of a long lost friend

Just like when all of the water from a rain

Brings the gift of the brightest rainbow

I am always grateful to my tears because

I can see my life through their open window