PATHWAYS

I HAVE BEEN SEEKING INNER PEACE AND COMING TO A UNDERSTANDING OF MY ROLE IN BOTH MY LIFE AND THE OUTTER WORLD FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW. AT TIMES I FEEL THAT I AM EVOLVED AND LIVING MY LIFE WITH INFORMED PURPOSE...I AM ON THE PATHWAY .....THEN WHAM!!...A MAYOR ROAD BLOCK APPEARS THAT WILL SEND ME INTO A TAIL SPIN AND HAS ME QUESTIONING MY CHOICES AND DIRECTION I AM TAKING. SO FAR MY PATH HAS BEEN LITTERED WITH MANY OBSTACLES AND EASY HAS NOT BEEN A MOTTO I HAVE FAITH IN.
I WATCH MANY CELEB'S AND LIFE SKILL EXPERTS AND SO CALLED GURU'S SPOUTING ON AND ON ABOUT CREATING A LIFE FILLED WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE WITH EASE....AND MOST OF THEM MAKE IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS A SIMPLY PROCESS..CLOSE YOUR EYES AND VISULISE AND WHAM BAM HERE IT IS!....WHAT I DON'T SEE IS THE MESSAGE THAT TO REALLY ACHIEVE THIS, IT REQUIRES CONTINUAL WORK AND THE ACCEPTANCE THAT AT TIMES ROAD BLOCKS WILL OCCUR AND TO BE THAT WINNER IN LIFE, IT IS HOW YOU HANDLE THOSE OBSTACLES AND WHERE YOU GO FROM THAT POINT THAT IS IMPORTANT!
AT THIS POINT I THINK THAT WE ARE HERE TO LIVE DAILY , TO TRY TO BE POSITIVE TO ACCEPT AND MOVE THROUGH ANY OBSTACLES , TO BE OPEN TO LESSONS AND TO GO WITH THE FLOW WEATHER IT IS UP-HILL OR A STRAIGHT PATH....TO BE OPEN TO THE FACT THAT LIFE IS FULL OF MANY THINGS AND THAT NOT ALL OF THEM WILL BE POSITIVE...BUT THAT IS OK! REALLY HOW ARE WE TO LEARN AND GROW IF WE NEVER EXPERIENCE A CHALLEGE .
I HAVE ALSO REACHED A POINT OF INNER UNDERSTANDING ...I  HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE FOR ME ON MY TERMS AND IF AT TIMES I AM UNCLEAR OF WHAT THAT MEANS , THATS OK....I AM IN NO RUSH. I KNOW THAT I WILL REACH MY DESTINATION. IN ACCEPTING THAT I CAN ONLY COMPARE MYSELF TO MYSELF, I NO LONGER FEEL THAT I NEED TO COMPARE MYSELF TO OTHERS AND THEN JUDGE MYSELF OFTEN NEGATIVELY....THAT ACHIEVEMENT IS A PERSONAL THING...THAT GROWTH IS LIFE LONG AND THAT THE GOAL POST IS FOR EVER CHANGING....THAT LIKE THE OCEAN'S TIDE, LIFE WILL EBB AND FLOW AND IF I ALLOW MYSELF TO FLOW ALL IS WELL!


BLESSED BE
DEBRA RAE