I am choosing to open the door to What Is. I am choosing to ride the wave to the shore...
I submit to the Lessons that Life is currently offering me.
If the thoughts that I think expand...what would I like to grow in my world?
"Nothing is too good to be true. Nothing is too wonderful to have happen. With (Father/Mother/Creator)God as my Source, Nothing amazes me." ~ Maureen Moss
My first instinct is to close up. To contract in the fear of pain and disappointment. Well, that just immediately gives me exactly what I am fearing...pain and disappointment. It is only by staying open, or at least soft to the possibilities, that I can receive that which I desire.
With an open heart, Life is Magical.
There is a Life in front of each of us--I believe it would best serve us all to embrace what is there for us to do each day. It is a new way to live for me.
Jun 26, 2009
Jun 25, 2009
Learning Myself in a New Way with Help From a Friend
You know, I was going along, minding my own business...and WHAM! I swear it felt like I was hit by a ton of bricks. OY! It was kind of scary there for a moment, too.
I am still learning. I have learned that I have cleared some big issues from the past. I have truly re-prioritized the most important things in Life--my very own Happiness comes first. That means I am showing up as the true and authentic me. And I have no attachment to what other people think of my choices, especially since those choices are all about my Happiness. This is very new. This is important. I feel this new awareness down to my bones. And I like it. :)
I have also discovered that it is important to me to clear a big issue I have about my personal appearance. Don't ask! However, I have decided to engage in self-care with a new awareness of my face and my feelings.
It is okay not to have answers to the interesting and new things that Life hands us. I am truly okay with making up my own rules as I go along. I think that each choice, in each moment, adds to our happiness or takes away from it.
When I didn't put my Happiness first, I could never make up my mind. I couldn't understand how other people could make decisions without seeming to worry about missed opportunities-better things, things that I supposed would make me happy. (I used to think that happiness was based on all those externals and making decisions this way is bound to lead to confusion and ego-driven wanderings...and yes, I had 'em!) I truly envied others their ability to choose. The thing is, I had long ago made a fear-based choice that said I didn't deserve to be happy, nor could I have what I wanted. So no choice was going to work or be ideal and I just had to settle for less and make the best out of what was offered-or keep searching. Last year, I gave myself permission to be Happy. Last year, my father gave me permission to do whatever I needed to do to be Happy, too. Ever since then, I have been feeling happier and Happier. If you choose to be Happy first, all choices will ultimately take you there. Are there really missed opportunities? I think that the only missed opportunity that exists is when we don't take the chance to Love. :) (Maybe this is incorrect; I am willing to find out!)
So, I have some contemplations brewing. I need to find out if I can make room for Love in a new way. I also need to find out if I can put aside ego and fear and ask for what I both want and deserve in my life. It is a journey that I am willing to take, a new fork in the road, something not oft traveled.
I am still learning. I have learned that I have cleared some big issues from the past. I have truly re-prioritized the most important things in Life--my very own Happiness comes first. That means I am showing up as the true and authentic me. And I have no attachment to what other people think of my choices, especially since those choices are all about my Happiness. This is very new. This is important. I feel this new awareness down to my bones. And I like it. :)
I have also discovered that it is important to me to clear a big issue I have about my personal appearance. Don't ask! However, I have decided to engage in self-care with a new awareness of my face and my feelings.
It is okay not to have answers to the interesting and new things that Life hands us. I am truly okay with making up my own rules as I go along. I think that each choice, in each moment, adds to our happiness or takes away from it.
When I didn't put my Happiness first, I could never make up my mind. I couldn't understand how other people could make decisions without seeming to worry about missed opportunities-better things, things that I supposed would make me happy. (I used to think that happiness was based on all those externals and making decisions this way is bound to lead to confusion and ego-driven wanderings...and yes, I had 'em!) I truly envied others their ability to choose. The thing is, I had long ago made a fear-based choice that said I didn't deserve to be happy, nor could I have what I wanted. So no choice was going to work or be ideal and I just had to settle for less and make the best out of what was offered-or keep searching. Last year, I gave myself permission to be Happy. Last year, my father gave me permission to do whatever I needed to do to be Happy, too. Ever since then, I have been feeling happier and Happier. If you choose to be Happy first, all choices will ultimately take you there. Are there really missed opportunities? I think that the only missed opportunity that exists is when we don't take the chance to Love. :) (Maybe this is incorrect; I am willing to find out!)
So, I have some contemplations brewing. I need to find out if I can make room for Love in a new way. I also need to find out if I can put aside ego and fear and ask for what I both want and deserve in my life. It is a journey that I am willing to take, a new fork in the road, something not oft traveled.
Some Thoughts for This Week...
"The moments when you are not at your best ultimately contribute to your best getting better." ~ Alan Cohen
"Remember, happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think." ~ Dale Carnegie
"Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it is too late. Today, this hour, this minute is the day, the hour, the minute for each of us to sense the fact that life is good, with all of its trials and troubles, and perhaps more interesting because of them." ~ Robert R. Updegraff
"It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Remember, happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think." ~ Dale Carnegie
"Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it is too late. Today, this hour, this minute is the day, the hour, the minute for each of us to sense the fact that life is good, with all of its trials and troubles, and perhaps more interesting because of them." ~ Robert R. Updegraff
"It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure." ~ Joseph Campbell
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