"Okay, hold on, Linda. It's time to revisit the truth that begins with sadness." And so it was that I spoke to myself before I began the focus on the spiritual truth, All events are positive, even if at first only the sorrow of the situation is evident. I was quite aware that my attitude was not the love-filled beginning I had when I embraced the previous truth: The greatest gift we can ever give another is to find joy and contentment within our own soul.
I totally embrace the fact that all pain eventually dissipates and the beautiful rainbows appear. I have enjoyed many beautiful rainbows that haved radiated upon me following tumultuous times. But did I really have to revisit pain to gain a deeper understanding of this truth? Was I really willing to do so? At first I toyed with the idea of simply skipping this truth and moving on to the next. Upon reflection, I knew that skipping truths was not what this journey of mine was all about. And so, I resolved myself to stay with the truth for a week and hope that I met no sorrow. I would then move on and state that no new insight had been achieved.
During the first week I awoke in the middle of the night with what I interpretted as angels speaking to me. Rob was gently snoring next to me as I lay listening to the gentle voice within. "Appreciate the now," I heard over and over. "Even Rob's snoring!" At times I have awakened in the middle of the night to Rob's gentle snoring and been slightly annoyed by it. Okay, sometimes major annoyed. I have never really been as mad at him as I was at the fact that I couldn't seem to tune it out of my brain enough to get back to sleep. But, with the angel's words echoing within me, I suddenly realized how lucky I was to share a bed for almost forty years with such a special person. His snoring suddenly took on a new meaning. The noise validated his presence in my life. The angels had reminded me of the beauty of the perceived disturbance. When I said a blessing of gratitude for Rob's presence in my life, the snores diminished in my head and I fell back to sleep. The next morning I awoke with a new appreciation of this truth. The now is what is important. It is really the now that this truth is discussing. Sure, the rainbows eventually appear in all situations. But why wait for the obvious? Even in the middle of an event, we can find beauty. But, we can see the beauty in the now only if we are totally present in the moment. It was in that instant of awareness that I vowed to not just spend one week seeking greater awareness of this truth, but I would spend two weeks, not anticipating, fearing, or even longing. I would spend two weeks appreciating the now!
In these past weeks I have felt my feet as I walked to work. I have returned the calls to the birds. I have basked in the sunshine. I have enjoyed conversations with friends and family on a deeper level as I have tried to be present in the moment. Not all moments were as easy to embrace as others. But, I feel that I am now living a little more aware of the beauty of the acceptance of the now.
Next week's truth is: Inner peace is the greatest possession one can have. At this moment of writing, I feel truly rich!
Peace and love,
Linda
I totally embrace the fact that all pain eventually dissipates and the beautiful rainbows appear. I have enjoyed many beautiful rainbows that haved radiated upon me following tumultuous times. But did I really have to revisit pain to gain a deeper understanding of this truth? Was I really willing to do so? At first I toyed with the idea of simply skipping this truth and moving on to the next. Upon reflection, I knew that skipping truths was not what this journey of mine was all about. And so, I resolved myself to stay with the truth for a week and hope that I met no sorrow. I would then move on and state that no new insight had been achieved.
During the first week I awoke in the middle of the night with what I interpretted as angels speaking to me. Rob was gently snoring next to me as I lay listening to the gentle voice within. "Appreciate the now," I heard over and over. "Even Rob's snoring!" At times I have awakened in the middle of the night to Rob's gentle snoring and been slightly annoyed by it. Okay, sometimes major annoyed. I have never really been as mad at him as I was at the fact that I couldn't seem to tune it out of my brain enough to get back to sleep. But, with the angel's words echoing within me, I suddenly realized how lucky I was to share a bed for almost forty years with such a special person. His snoring suddenly took on a new meaning. The noise validated his presence in my life. The angels had reminded me of the beauty of the perceived disturbance. When I said a blessing of gratitude for Rob's presence in my life, the snores diminished in my head and I fell back to sleep. The next morning I awoke with a new appreciation of this truth. The now is what is important. It is really the now that this truth is discussing. Sure, the rainbows eventually appear in all situations. But why wait for the obvious? Even in the middle of an event, we can find beauty. But, we can see the beauty in the now only if we are totally present in the moment. It was in that instant of awareness that I vowed to not just spend one week seeking greater awareness of this truth, but I would spend two weeks, not anticipating, fearing, or even longing. I would spend two weeks appreciating the now!
In these past weeks I have felt my feet as I walked to work. I have returned the calls to the birds. I have basked in the sunshine. I have enjoyed conversations with friends and family on a deeper level as I have tried to be present in the moment. Not all moments were as easy to embrace as others. But, I feel that I am now living a little more aware of the beauty of the acceptance of the now.
Next week's truth is: Inner peace is the greatest possession one can have. At this moment of writing, I feel truly rich!
Peace and love,
Linda