 | May 1st, 2001
Happy May Day! Spring is here in full force, and I can feel the life everywhere. Spring is such a magical time of year, a time of growth and renewal.
Today I was out planting and watering. It is amazing to look into a pot and see nothing one day and see life the next day. To be there and see the day the seed has sprouted and decided to poke through the earth and awake into the world.
The seed is not unlike us at different points in our lives. It is like a child growing up, a person starting over after difficulties, coming out of a depression, or deciding to change something about yourself or your life. Before transformation or setting things in order we can be in a dark lonely place, but the trick is to go after the light, that which you seek. Eventually you overcome the darkness - and your back in the world, surrounded by sunshine and beauty.
Just like I find so much beauty in sprouting of a seed, I love to see this in people around me that I care about. May we all have the courage to succeed in our own personal transformation and the light the lives of those we care about with the resulting beauty!
Namaste
Tuesday April, 24, 2001
My reflections today have started me thinking about the difference between being content and happiness. Some would say happiness is only a feeling that fades with the moment, and that being content is a state. I think this may be the truth for many people, but we create our own truth with the choices we make.
Call it unbriddled optimism, but I decided today that I want to start living a life in which I am not merely content, but one in which happiness os the state in which I exist.
I suppose it also depends on how one finds happiness. Some days I find happiness by looking at the stars or the clouds. Other times I find it in a persons smile and sometimes I find within. I think happiness is all around us, even at the most trying of times. Sometimes it just takes courage to see it.
To my friend who says being content is all there is - I think that is only half the battle. I can not say for sure, so I am going to attempt to find out. I think we can keep going, not give into the spectre of disillusionment and pursue happiness.
One persons happiness brings more joy to the planet, and it is contagious. I hope that I can be happy more of the time rather than just content so that I may share that gift with others.
Thursday April 12, 2001
Today I am thinking about love and fear, and how fear can get away in a more perfect expression of love. When we look deep down in our soul we usually find some resonance of fear. I think it is only when we face these fears and are able to cast them aside that we can know the true potential of love.
Love is so powerful though. Even when we can not let go all of our fears we can not cast aside love. Love resonates in all of our souls, the tough part is finding the perfect expression of it, or perhaps i should rephrase that to say a more perfect expression of it. Perhaps there is no such thing as getting to that point of being at a perfect expression, and the point is the journey. Complete the journey and your soul moves on to the next challenge. I am not sure ...
My dog is a happy guy. I do not think that he knows much fear, and I think as a result he is able to love in a very pure way. I think that is why so many appreciate the love of an animal. I think the love of a person is more powerful only because it is much more difficult for a person to reach a state of more perfect love.
These are my ramblings for the day. Things I appreciate today, my dog and his loyalty and affection, the sunshine and moments of clarity where I can see things.
Happiness for all! |
