Between Layers

"Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our

integrity and awareness, the more original and

creative our time will become."

John O'Donohue

We are living in the current moment while our thoughts drift to other scenarios. Perhaps we are recalling holidays of the past or projecting into the holidays waiting a few days ahead. And in between these two layers are raw emotions that have long gone unaddressed. Hanging in this space is the primitive yearning of our soul.

Perhaps this will be the year we decide to go against the grain and readjust time schedules. Our presence may be required, but no longer as the child, we can find compromise as an adult to meet other's expectations without ignoring our own. Integrity is about how we treat others, and it is also about how we treat ourselves.

So one layer is telling us how we need to proceed in an ideal fashion while one other is tuned in with our desires. In between these two layers, the heart is beating as it holds the inner child. In silence, become aware of personal needs and create a new agenda that will escort us into a true sense of being thankful.