The only constant thing in life, I believe, is change. Sometimes, it is so challenging to me to speak "change." Change means adjustments. Change means acknowledgment. Change means acceptance of what is. Change is not something I am always willing to do. Sometimes, change really seems to suck at first.
And yet...well, acknowledgment, acceptance, and adjustments can all be such great things. Life can become so much better from those 3 "A's." Oh, we could add a 4th--appreciation!
Here are some good quotes about change:
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ~ James A. Baldwin
"Change is inevitable--except from a vending machine." ~ Robert C. Gallagher
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." ~ Maya Angelou
"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies." ~ Unknown
"Everything changes, nothing remains without change." ~ Buddha
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." ~ Max Depree
"When you are through changing, you are through." ~ Bruce Barton
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ Karen Kaiser Clark
"A rut is a grave with no ends." ~ Alan Lampkin
"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom." ~ Confucius
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better." ~ Richard Hooker
So here's to change!
Let it come.
Jan 29, 2009
Jan 27, 2009
Welcome Them All!
THE GUEST HOUSE
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
~ Rumi, Sufi poet, 1207-1273
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
~ Rumi, Sufi poet, 1207-1273
Jan 26, 2009
Back To Balance
Today has been a good day. I have come back 'round to balance.
I did a great job creating the perfect opportunity to heal something that has been huge for me. It is so funny how the Universe will provide for us the very things that we need to heal, to release and to move forward.
Of course, the things that we have to be open to and willing to do is to take the opportunity and to see it as a good thing.
This I did and it was greatly to my benefit. Even more, I think that other areas of my life will benefit from the whole experience as well.
Yes, I still have the experiences of adjusting to a new schedule, coping with new things and juggling my tasks at home as well. Yes, I sometimes react from stress to these things. And I am learning that I need to pay more attention to my own body's wisdom. I am into observing, assessing and adjusting.
And yes, I think that I am finally laughing at my spectacular performance. :)
I did a great job creating the perfect opportunity to heal something that has been huge for me. It is so funny how the Universe will provide for us the very things that we need to heal, to release and to move forward.
Of course, the things that we have to be open to and willing to do is to take the opportunity and to see it as a good thing.
This I did and it was greatly to my benefit. Even more, I think that other areas of my life will benefit from the whole experience as well.
Yes, I still have the experiences of adjusting to a new schedule, coping with new things and juggling my tasks at home as well. Yes, I sometimes react from stress to these things. And I am learning that I need to pay more attention to my own body's wisdom. I am into observing, assessing and adjusting.
And yes, I think that I am finally laughing at my spectacular performance. :)
Jan 25, 2009
Things Do Tend to Work Out for the Best
I have learned that it can actually feel pretty good to apologize, to confront my fears and to be honest about what I need. Admittedly, I still need some practice.
I have discovered that I settle for less because of my own fears and because I don't take action to facilitate that which I desire. And because of the fear, I waited to see if things could or would get better so that I didn't have to address my issues.
It is okay to allow others to see that I have needs and feelings. That I am sometimes messy, sometimes a walking mass of contradictions, spiritual being have very human experiences.
It is good to live a fear. I found out that good things can come of it. Really, it is not so bad to find out that the very thing you have feared you are living. It stops being scary and then you can figure out what to do. (Usually, things aren't as they seem at first glance; fear works that way. It is just an illusion!)You can't steer a parked car...and fear tends to keep us stuck.
It also helps to relax into my life...fear is constricting and doesn't do much to help me relax. I used to think that I only had to learn to relax into pleasure. Silly me. Life is pleasure, even when I am feeling something that I think I don't want to be feeling, it is still good. It is letting me know that I am really here, in my body doing my thing. So, I am going to practice breathing and relaxing into my life. Let's see what happens. (The easiest and cheapest form of therapy known to man is just paying attention to your own breath!)
Wow! This has been one educational, enlightening and tiring weekend. :)
Things are getting better. Life is Good and Very Good.
I have discovered that I settle for less because of my own fears and because I don't take action to facilitate that which I desire. And because of the fear, I waited to see if things could or would get better so that I didn't have to address my issues.
It is okay to allow others to see that I have needs and feelings. That I am sometimes messy, sometimes a walking mass of contradictions, spiritual being have very human experiences.
It is good to live a fear. I found out that good things can come of it. Really, it is not so bad to find out that the very thing you have feared you are living. It stops being scary and then you can figure out what to do. (Usually, things aren't as they seem at first glance; fear works that way. It is just an illusion!)You can't steer a parked car...and fear tends to keep us stuck.
It also helps to relax into my life...fear is constricting and doesn't do much to help me relax. I used to think that I only had to learn to relax into pleasure. Silly me. Life is pleasure, even when I am feeling something that I think I don't want to be feeling, it is still good. It is letting me know that I am really here, in my body doing my thing. So, I am going to practice breathing and relaxing into my life. Let's see what happens. (The easiest and cheapest form of therapy known to man is just paying attention to your own breath!)
Wow! This has been one educational, enlightening and tiring weekend. :)
Things are getting better. Life is Good and Very Good.
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