Today's Thought (s)

Never ever for the sake of peace and quiet deny your own experience.

Live the life you love.

As you get older, you really just want to be surrounded by good people; people who are good for you, good to you, and good for your soul.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Who Are You... and Where Are You Going?

When I facilitated a Lupus Support Group in Sierra Vista, Arizona, one of my most fervent goals was to ensure that our group members really got it that Lupus affects each person differently, and that because one person with Lupus could scale a mountain on a particular day did not mean that every person with Lupus was so fortunate.  I am still trying to learn that lesson for myself, all these many years later.  ( To learn more about Lupus, click here: www.lupus.org)

Whatever it is that is meant for you, pursue that to the best of your ability. Sure, try different things, but just remember that EVERY thing is not meant for you. If you give something your all after you believe that you have been led to that thing and it's just not working, have the courage (or wisdom) to chuck it in and try something else. And remember that courage does not mean an absence of fear.  Sometimes, you just have to do things afraid.

So, who are you? Are you going to "do you," as Russell Simmons so famously said? In order to discover yourself, you're probably going to try different personas. You might choose to sit and await inspiration. You might get a tickle from something you hear on the radio or the telly. It might be a word or a phrase; it might be visual. And things start percolating. Sometimes, it percolates on its own; sometimes you give it a little help; and it boils down to "Who am I; who do I want to be?" So you give it a shot.

You might decide to go whole-hog and just dive in, or you might choose to ease in slowly by just sticking a toe in the water. How does the water feel? Does it feel good; even just a little bit, or does it feel really bad? If it feels good even just a little bit, then maybe you just put your foot in up to the arch. If it still feels good, put your foot in to the heel, to the ankle; and it's still feeling good. In fact you're getting some grooving vibes going on in your nerve endings.

So you might want to follow that. You might want to say, "Hmm-mm, I have a bit of a muse here. Let me follow this and see where it takes me.  So you do that, and things are just percolating along and you're still being easy; then you decide to up the ante and go full tilt, and it's feeling good and working well. Ah, suki-suki now.   Then...BAM! Brick wall. Well, you can let that stop you...as a matter of fact, it might be a good idea to pause for just a moment to assess the situation.You want to see if this wall is actually a brick wall or if it is just an obstacle that's been thrown up to test your determination; to see if you really, really want this; if you truly believe that you have what it takes to get this, to accomplish the goal; if it's something that is resonating from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. You are saying that this is really for me; I really, really do want this.  If that is the case, then that brick wall is just a test of your mettle to see what you will do. Will you double-down and climb this wall, tunnel under it, go around it; or just back up and take a running leap right through it? How you react in that situation is what will tell you if what you are working to attain is really for you.

Go well.





 

 


Fall

"A Season"


An Autumn day
Crisp, clean air


Sun hiding behind the mountain peaks
As your mind barely grasps
The idea of shortened days

Birds sing so quietly now
Mourning the passing of hot, dry breezes

    c/Sarah L. McCormick



"Autumn Harvest"

Apples
They can be the food of the gods
Some so tangy, you go cross-eyed
Others so sweet and juicy, you wonder
  what you ever did to be so lucky

To bake an apple pie
Is to bring an especial joy to your special ones
Everyone oohs and aahs
And eats until they are
"about to pop"

Apples
Take a bite of Autumn

c/Sarah L McCormick




"Falling Leaves"


Time to bid adieu to the brilliant green
That has shimmered in white hot sunlight
And swayed in the gentling wind

It is a time of dying
The leaves burst forth
In such brilliant of hues

Such breathtaking splendor
Almost makes the heart cry

Oh, what a simply glorious way to die

c/Sarah L McCormick