The Right Questions

"For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst and to provide for it." ~ Patrick Henry

The Universe always asks the right questions. 

Just as I watch my children leave for school each morning, I believe I attend class each day via curriculum set by the Creator of all things. 

Many experiences are unique in their aspects, though others, not so much. The ups and downs of professional and family life, loss of loved ones, and health crises, though more general in their forms, invites us to lean forward when presented.

"For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong." ~ Bill W.

Whether or not we are paying attention in class determines the quality of our opportunity for growth within a lesson. 

Challenge through change is a necessary exchange to prepare for promotion into new levels. With a successful pruning course of instruction, we can endeavor to become better students. 

Each test evaluates how well we are being transformed into the image of the Divine.

Lean in to the lessons as the Universe presents them. As you become more attentive in class, the questions being asked peel back the layers to reveal your best self.

Your better and better is limitless.

"We have to do one of the most revolting things possible, we have to face ourselves." 
~ Craig D. Lounsbrough 

What questions has the Universe been calling to your attention?
Have you been resisting listening for the answers to important questions?
Are you willing to permit the lesson of each experience?

"EGO means attachment to layers of our unexamined thoughts and illusions. We avoid self-inquiry because it shatters our belief system and false image." Aditya Ajmera 


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Winter Is Coming

"You are the sky. Everything else -- it's just the weather." ~ Pema Chodron

The winter months can be a difficult time for those who wrestle with depression. 

As the days shorten the struggle against a deep desire for hibernation is all too real and remaining engaged and emotionally available for work, family and friends can become an uphill crawl.

Life is an ongoing series of highs and lows. Our preference, of course, would be to live in perpetual high-flying moods where all the traffic lights are green, printers never jam or run out of ink, and the house magically stays clean.

Fortunately, tough times never last. Each of us has an individual rhythmic tide and the challenge is learning to live well within the flow of it. 

"You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness." 
~ Jonathan Safran Foer

Some of us need a little more rest than others. 

Viewing the lower tides as a gift from the Universe allows a necessary slow down to focus on self-care. These emotional pit stops are an opportunity to rest weary limbs and continue the journey in a more joy-filled way.

For me, downtime devoted to meditating, journaling, and sunlight sitting elevates my mood and encourages a stronger emergence of increased clarity. Hibernating in this new way makes for quicker recovery from a sinking episode of overwhelming hopelessness spent hiding in darkness beneath a pile of blankets.  

Winter is coming. It's time to choose a method of healing over hiding during the low tides.   

Decide to rest well. It will be spring soon.

"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy." ~ Jim Rohn

Is there a specific time of year you find more difficult than another?
Do you have healthy mechanisms in place to support you through your personal winters?
How can you repurpose your down times to serve as a pause for healing?

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Moving Through Change With Grace

"All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful." 
~ Flannery O'Connor

The intensity of change presents in our lives through various means. 

'Make your peace with it,' my grandmother would often say. 

Just when you believe you have every aspect of your life situated to your liking, it happens. Recall the well known serenity, courage, and wisdom mantra penned by Niebuhr?

Change is to be expected and accepting change as part of the journey is key. Still, while learning to cope with this inevitability is imperative, cultivating the grace necessary to move through is achievable.

"Grace is amazing because God has a right to demand anything of us, but instead God offers something to us." ~ Colin Smith

Changes in life occur with the purpose of shifting us into the healthier state of wholeness in mind, body, and spirit.

The challenges hidden in change are calls to become better; to transform in ways that make us assets to humanity and the greater good in the Creator's divine plan. 

Resistance stagnates the evolving of our lives from glory to glory and limits our ability to expand our existence in ways born of the Creator's abundant love for each of us.

God wants to bless us and is always preparing us for greater levels of ever increasing joy. Invite change through faith with grace and embrace it as it reveals itself in your life. 

Celebrate every opportunity for growth and new beginnings. Start today!

"Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off." ~ Max Lucado

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Ripples of Purpose

"We are here but for a second, but our impact ripples through time." ~ Neetal Perekh

God has a purpose for our lives and we are always creating from His initial breath. Each inhale is granted as the first step toward possibility and it is our choice to live within His intention or not. Either way, the breath of life is finite within the earth plane as eventually, we all return to stardust to be repurposed in the Creator's plan. 

"When we focus our energies towards constructing a passionate meaningful life, we are tossing a pebble into the world, creating a beautiful ripple effect of inspiration." ~ Christine Mason Miller

Our choices affect our "becoming" and will define our legacy. 

I see my children as my greatest contribution. The thought that becoming a mother would be part of the Creator's purpose as flow along His creative continuum continues to amaze me. As extensions of the Breath born through me, my son and daughter have become my eyes, ears, legs, hands, and heart. I stand in awe to reflect upon the idea of them as they were born to fulfill the continued purpose of God's intention.

I know that the person I am determines what I pour into my children and will create ripples of a profound impact upon creation and so through both trial and error, trusting in the Enlightenment of God I offer the best my human frailty can provide.

We are all gainfully employed by some endeavor either consciously or otherwise. If my decisions had not led to my becoming a mother, I would still need to consider the works to which I have committed my hands, head, and heart. It is our choice as to where we lend our energies and to what purpose our ripples of impact are being given while we are here. 

All are called, none are immune, all will be held accountable.

Almighty God has breathed life force energy into each of us. Consider all that is unfolding from your Being. Let us be ever mindful of our ripples as they vibrate out and across the continuum of Creation.

Thus far, what do you believe to be your greatest contribution to creation?
In what ways are your choices influencing your "becoming"?
What will be the legacy of your "ripples"?

"Some of us will make tiny ripples and others will send waves crashing, but each one will change the surface of the water forever." ~ Robin Dance


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