Taking Steps

One foot in front of the other.  Staying open to all possibilities and opportunities.  Being present in the midst of a variety of life activities, changes, and challenges.  These are the current elements of walking my path.  This is the way I move through the Unknown.  I am wrapped in the care of All Mystery.  I am still moving.

"The spiritual journey involves going beyond hope and fear; it involves stepping into unknown territory and continually moving forward."
                                                              --Pema Chodron

Moving

Movement in life is ongoing.  Sometimes we roll with it.  Sometimes we initiate it.  Sometimes both experiences are happening simultaneously.  That's me right now.  I am experiencing much movement.  Geographically, physically, personally, emotionally.  BIG movement.  It is movement I asked for, and yet it can be overwhelming.  At the very least, it feels unfamiliar.  At its largest, it speaks to my deepest desires and the fulfillment of long-held dreams.  Certainly in a form that's suitable for me at this time.  But also in a way that speaks to me about what else is out there; what else can become my greater life experience.  There is an air of excitement; exhilaration.  Fullness and joy are natural outpourings.

"Stillness is what creates love.  
Movement is what creates life.
To be still and still moving--this is everything."
                             --Do Hyan  

Vision

Vision is less about seeing with the eyes and more about feeling with your entire being.  As I focus on my vision for my life, my sight comes from my heart and my gut.  From a place of what feels right and what doesn't.  We all have that sense within us, but layers of life have shrouded or dimmed that vision.  It now feels like it is time to peel back the layers so that a connection can be made between our vision and the Larger Vision.

"Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something.  It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit."
                                                                 --Mary Lou Retton 

Unfolding

I am participating in a remarkable process of unfolding.  By being my best self, by keeping on my path and staying the course, my life is moving in its best direction.  This happens through a daily attention to everything:  my daily activities, my surroundings, things I can see, and many that I can't.  This time requires a devotion to everyday events and occurrences.  Being in the moment.  Bountily.  Is that a word?  Somehow it describes my participation.  I am invited to yield all that I have to offer.  In fullness and joy.  In ordinary time with extraordinary experiences.

"The key is to be here, fully connected with the moment, paying attention to the details of ordinary life.  By taking care of ordinary things--our pots and pans, our clothing, our teeth--we rejoice in them.  When we scrub a vegetable or brush our hair, we are expressing appreciation:  friendship toward ourselves and toward the living quality that is found in everything."
                                                                        --Pema Chodron

Unknown

I'm being asked to surrender to the Unknown.  This makes me feel like I don't know anything.  Which is as it should be.  I am being invited to participate in a process that may feel uncomfortable.  This process may ask me to do things that I've never done before.  Things that I may think I'm not capable of doing.  Not knowing is the perfect way to join with this process.  So I bow to this movement.  I let it unfold.  This way no expectations or preconceived ideas will be able to get in the way of the harmonious workings of the Universe.

"Each one of us has all the wisdom and knowledge we ever need right within us.  It is available to us through our intuitive mind, which is our connection with universal intelligence.
                                                                        --Shakti Gawain 

Mystery

My life.  Life in general. We are all here contributing to an unfolding, creative mystery.  It is optimal that each of us lives his or her most authentic life, so that a new and harmonious creation can emerge.  If we are open, our lives are gently nudged in the best direction for this unfolding. Still, there is an infinite variety of ways for this creation to happen.  Staying on our own path will align us with this mystery that is Life. 

"So let us go forward quietly, each on his [or her] own path, forever making for the light."
                                                                       --Vincent van Gogh

I Don't Know

I'm feeling prompted to write today, but I don't have a clue about that.  My life is unfolding every day in ways that I am not organizing, planning, or orchestrating.  It feels great, and it feels strange.  The same energy that generates new leaves and green growth is permeating my life.  So my life is progressing and evolving, but without much effort on my part.  Flow is the word that comes to mind.  Floating like a flower thrown into a stream.  It will be interesting to see what course this river takes. That's all I know.

"When you do things from your soul, 
You feel a river moving in you, a Joy."
                                 --Jelaluddin Rumi