Rigidity Becomes Flexible

"We live between the act of awakening

and the act of surrendering."

John O'Donohue

Each morning, we have the choice to begin anew.  Upon awakening, we can use our curiosity to blend our restrictive schedules with creativity.   With a positive attitude rigidity can become flexible.  If we create a change in the unfolding day, it will have the ripple effect.  Our spontaneity  will nudge against someone's rigidity and he or she may create their own sense of newness.   

Each evening, we face the darkness of sleep by surrendering.  The day is done, good or bad.  We can scan our actions and make note of the positive things learned.  Let go of anything negative.  In the mind's eye, envision what happiness may come tomorrow.  Send encouraging thoughts to the staff at work and see them brighten with the encouraging word.  If extreme challenge awaits, visualize the self responding in a humble but constructive way.   Sometimes resolution is slow in appearing. 

At night, we surrender into darkness and in the morning, we awaken to the light of day.  We can begin  our morning imagining what goodness we will bring into life and we can end our night with thanksgiving and gratitude.  If we stitch our awakening and surrendering together with creative attitudes, we are less likely to come apart at the seams.