The Light Within ALL of Us!

 

Food for thought...

When the soul awakens unto itself, it is a GLORIOUS event...with a capital "G".  A walk on air type of event.  

Now, it doesn't just magically occur in anyone...BUT, it can happen to everyone!!!  

Step away from the ego.  For it seeks to control and overpower external forces.  Reach out to others. Be kind and caring to everyone...even complete strangers.  They too, are humans...be-ing!

In this day and age of such angst, division and turmoil and for the sake of all of humanity, I encourage everyone to go within and search for your very own true self...THE SOUL!  

For when the ego dissipates and merges with the soul, the true authentic self is exposed and is allowed to emerge...with a smile:) BIG, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL!

Shine your light so bright that those in darkness may see!  And hey, why not even sing...

"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine..." 

That my friends is God's purpose for all of humanity.  It is so.

Seek and ye shall find!!!  

And may Peace be with you...always! 

 

JUST BE!

“As you breathe in, cherish yourself. 

As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.”

- Dalai Lama XIV

There is a great convo that started over at Kat Eye Studio about living your life with creativity and doing fun things, while juggling the daily routine of seemingly endless obligations.  And if there were more hours in the day, we would just pack that much more in, to try and compensate for the "lost time" of not really getting anything accomplished at all.

And to that I say, "To each his own".  We all live different lives, but not really.  We must recognize that in spite of our differences in cultures, belief systems, geographic locations and more, we are still ONE as humans BE-ing.  It is the be-ing part that seems to get tangled up along the way by our own inner turmoils and demands, or by the external forces that are thrust upon us as individuals.

We put more pressure on our own selves, by way of the EGO, as much as others do upon us for their own expectations of us.  They have no rights over us as individuals to do that.  So, just BE who you are!  Go inward, find your true authentic self.  Not what you "think" you should be.  Nor what others think you should be.  And I say this all the time, "If we could just get out of our own way!"  Well you can!  With the practice of mindfulness!

We are each created in the perfect image of our CREATOR.  So put your uniqueness and creativity out there, at your own pace, in your own space with your own spin and JUST BE!

IT'S ALL GOOD!

Challenges

 

Challenges bring us closer to our true selves.  We can pretend they don't bother us, and ignore these challenges, but they will return.  Perhaps with a new face, a new name, but the only way to conquer a challenge is to face it head on.  

It was last year around this time, that my daughter was gravely ill.  We were told that she just may not recover.   Well, we did not name her Kelly, which means, WARRIOR WOMAN, for nothing.  

And suffice it to say, from a coma, a ventilator, an artificial lung machine affectionately known as ECMO, dialysis, learning to walk again, learning to talk again...this beautiful child was on a mission to fulfill her true destiny in this life.  Although, she is not quite sure just what her true purpose on this earth is just yet, and she has yet to fully understand everything that her young body has had to endure, since she was in a coma for so long.  

However, she understands enough to know just how precious this life is.  As such, she has created a bucket list for herself.  And this past weekend, she was determined to check one more thing off.  A 5K run.

Now this was no small feat, for it was her lungs that failed her last year leading to her long hospitalization, with so many machines and meds to keep her alive.  And it is her lungs that she had to gently nurture back to working order by playing her beloved clarinet that she was so fortunate to play with her symphonic colleagues at Carnegie Hall last year.

She has triumphed in her quest to overcome the lung problems stemming from a bout with pneumonia, so much so, that she ran her very first 5K, checking it off of her bucket list.  The 3rd place trophy she received was icing on her pretty little cake.  And we are all so very proud of her!

More, she is proud of herself!

We are grateful.  We are blessed.  And the practice of gratitude is something that I do on a daily basis.   I urge everyone to be mindful of the moment at hand...this very moment, and give thanks!

Yes, it is a present...a gift!  Make the most of it!  Enjoy it to the very fullest!