A friend commented recently that life is art. And that got me to thinking about how truly beautiful life is. I found that as I reflected on this, my awareness and appreciation grew and I could sense the beauty of life expanding and growing inside me. I felt gratitude and grounded and that in itself is a huge gift.
This feels especially important right now because having gratitude and feeling grounded is helping me to better navigate my life and the world around me. You see, my feelings are really all over the place lately. There are times when I feel a zen like quality to my life filled with peace, joy and contentment and then other times when I feel a bit at odds with many things. It feels as if I'm on a path of awakening and having a difficult time letting go of what was and navigating the ongoing expectations of our western culture.
I know there are time frames in my day where I’ve allowed mediocrity to creep in, but even when Mastery feels like an uphill battle, it is still there and has not been forgotten or set aside. Every positive choice I make keeps me on the right path.
These past few weeks I’ve had to really push myself to blog. What keeps me going is knowing how well it has served me and keeps me anchored. I know If I allowed myself to stop I would be left with big gaps making it even harder to move forward and as I've said many times before I would not be where I am today without the blogging.
I could allow myself to focus on only the zen like quality to my life and completely ignore the areas I'm struggling with, but I know if I was to do that it would feel like I was taking many steps backwards. Obstacles, distractions and struggles are all opportunities for learning and growth. My dog trainer reminded me of this recently.
There are no wrong choices, only different paths and timeframes to get to our destinations so I will continue to reflect and search out answers to questions I'm not fully aware of and explore this beautiful life I'm living.
This is currently my Kung Fu!