“Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself – must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
During this extremely busy, bustling, over-booked, overwhelming time of year, when becoming completely discombobulated is more the norm than the exception . . . what choices will be made to reflect peace, contentment, acceptance, joy, and love? Priorities become conflicted, convoluted, miscommunicated, misinterpreted, misconstrued and misunderstood. It appears many of us will become “lost,” with circumstances that seem out of our control . . . leaving us rather directionless. Perhaps, becoming more introspective in the present moment, would prove a good beginning as Dr. Wayne Dyer states, “to understand the power of contemplation, you must strive to understand the law of your being as one that allows you to use your thought processes to remain aligned with Spirt or Source energy.”
Our essence is always with us, it doesn’t disappear, although sometimes we do in the midst of our “busyness and preoccupation” with what we believe is the completion of “who we are.” Becoming introspective, quiet, peaceful, reflective and connected to our Source energy takes practice, just like anything else we choose. It is a continuing conscious decision, to embrace the essence of who we are every minute of every day. As Dale Carnegie once wrote, “One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”
In the parlance of today, we are in need of a “paradigm shift.” For each of us this “shift” will be different. Of course, the first step is to recognize “consciously in the moment,” that we need to move beyond our comfort zone, and begin by making small incremental changes within ourselves. This is not impossible, improbable or beyond our capabilities. It takes our willingness to become vulnerable with the “unknown,” in some instances . . . we reconnect with “who we are, for the first time,” and as stated so beautifully by Lao-tzu, “If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.” JLR