Sit This One Out

"It's okay to feel broken. You don't have to pretend

anymore. You don't have to be strong today."

Alex Elle

Life continuously brings us lessons that prompt us to respond through personal choice. Does our body stiffen against the odds or do we crumble and fall envisioning total ruin? The manner in which we choose to react not only impacts ourselves but those around us as well. Where is our compass leading after we have crashed and become broken?

Feeling broken is not the issue. What really is at hand is our response moving us forward. Do we want to gather broken pieces and cart them along or do we want to take a deep breath while we search for something new. Putting the pieces back together may not necessarily return to their original place. 

We do not have to be strong all of the time. If we are muscling ourselves forward, we are missing gifts that linger along the way. What would happen if we set the pause button and allowed Spirit to intervene? Just for today, let someone else take the lead. Take a time out or sit this one out.

 

A New Hat

"Looking back, I am incredibly grateful for every

shortcoming and failure along the way."

Alex Elle

We are often called to leave parts of our past behind.  Mentally, we may be able to see the wisdom in this, but physically be incapable of following through.  We may attempt to vacate, only to return until situations become intolerable.

As we are beckoned forward, it is challenging to leave others behind.  When we move forward alone, feelings of vulnerability and high risks test our endurance.  Although we may acknowledge the necessity of cleansing, feelings of vulnerability sky rocket.

It is when we travel a great distance forward that we are able to understand the necessity of challenge from the past.  Life is a process, calling us forward and allowing  opportunities to choose different hats.  Which hat will be next?

 

Desire Returns ...

"Letting go is hard, but holding on when

you're losing yourself is harder."

Alex Elle

When we catch a random glimpse of our lovely self, we physically experience a reaction.  It might be joy, but more often it is disappointment.  If we bravely take the next step which is discovery of who we are beneath the debris, a sense of desire returns.

Who have I allowed myself to become?  Where is my inner vibrance?  What in this moment is important to me?  Is my ego running the show or my heart?  How do I find my way back onto my unique path?

As we view our choices, we begin to take back our power.  Even if present opportunities are not ideal, begin again.  Allow the mind to imagine a scenario that honors personal skills and gifts.  Then follow through within each moment sustaining trust and faith.