What’s Being Delivered?
Just now I was laying back on our deck, talking with my lover about many things. We aren’t famous, rich or anything of great import… but we ARE aware. Our conversation was about our respective days; what we did, who we encountered, how things felt… many things… and I marveled at the simple-ness I was left with.
What I realized… just now… is that we are often expecting something much grander, more elaborate… something like trumpets that tells us – You’ve Arrived!
You know, life just isn’t like that. It’s very soft and yielding most of the time. The huge TRUMPETS are generally when we’re upset about something, or a disaster occurs. Then you have lots of noise telling you, “Listen Up!!! This is important!”.
When you have a real problem, it’s fairly intense and isn’t “quiet” in it’s delivery. It’s loud and upsetting. Most of the time what we experience is the gentle, consistently present moment and that’s simply life. It’s actually the truth of life, which is peaceful and not the loud and unyielding noise that accompanies difficulties.
Wonder if you were to be present more of the time for how luscious life actually is? Wonder what you would create then?
Not that long ago I lost everything. A long relationship, our home, my business… everything but my kids was removed. It was INTENSE… and it really got my attention!
Looking back, there was an amazing amount of freedom in all that. No longer did I have to take care of a relationship that had morphed into something I didn’t like or want. No longer did I have to try to come up with thousands of dollars a month to provide for everyone and PAY for the house… no longer did I have to show up for a career that didn’t use all my abilities and gifts.
As much as it all hurt, the hurt was more because I had identified with all those things or people in some way. Once they were all removed, something inside me just stopped be concerned about it all.
This is what I mean about being focused on what’s right in front of you. Is it terrible? Is it soft? Is it really that bad? Is it devastating?
Who you really are isn’t concerned with all the details, who you really are is concerned about expanding your horizons. If things in your life are holding your soul back, they will naturally leave you. Even if you aren’t thinking that you want them to go.
That’s the rub… not the event itself, even though it may be a loud and uncomfortable experience.
The abundant amount of information we are exposed to about how to do things, when to do them, how we “should” make things happen, when we need to make a change… a lot of information and directions for living life is floating around and may be confusing you… it can be overwhelming and even crippling. If you start right where you are… recognize that there is a change happening or recognize that nothing is happening… regardless of what’s being delivered you are the commonality in the experience. You can react or you can allow whatever is happening to wash over you.
You don’t have enough money to pay all your bills… or you lost your lover last week… or your cat or dog passed away this morning… or you just spent an hour with your child and you are overflowing with love… Whatever it is that’s being delivered is exactly what’s perfect for you in that moment… and leading you to the next experience that you will be having.
You aren’t required to know what’s coming, even if you employ someone like me to help you see that. All you are asked to do by your inner wisdom is be PRESENT for what is in your experience.
Fully, completely and in love with it all.
Easy to say, not so easy to do… but worth giving a try.
Blessings…