Steps and Traces

“Step aside and let the creativity 

or the Great Creator do it’s work.

Julia Cameron

I have often walked in the hot sun by the ocean.  I would gently smile at the footprints my feet were creating in the sand.  Yes, there would be a trace of me I smirked.  Then the ocean released a gentle wave onto the shore removing any trace of me. 

In the winter, my booted feet sank deeply as I staggered through the 11 inches of snow.  It took great concentration as to where to place my feet.  I made deep holes knowing they would easily be seen.  Then the wind began to blow and my tracks were instantly replaced by delicate swirls of snow.

And such is life, carefully making our marks only to be replaced by future inventive minds.  Our steps, whether on sand or snow, are easily replaced no matter how carefully we make them. Perhaps the clue is to not try so hard to be remembered, but open our hearts, minds, and actions for Divine to leave traces of wisdom through us.

One Size Does Not Fit All

"All of us are creative.  Just

as blood is a fact of your

physical body and nothing

you invented,  creativity is

a fact of your spiritual body

and nothing that you must invent."

Julia Cameron

Human beings enter this world with gifts, talents, or strengths, which ever word  one may choose.  The time we spend during this existence is used to discover and decipher these inner qualities.  Some of us take them for granted, assuming "If I can do it, anyone can!"  This simply is not true.  What happens to come easy for one, may be quite difficult for one other.  

Once discovered, we then need to discern how we can best use our specialty.  If it is not tangible or obvious, it may be more difficult to find appropriate support.  When we do not have others who honor our ability, we quickly learn to devalue or hide it.  If we are brave and mention our desire, others may inform us that it is or the other sex or not a profitable field to enter.  We quickly learn to repress our interests.

A day comes when we finally unpack our passion, casting off all the old debris piled on top of it from neglect.  We rekindle our fascination with the sense of becoming truly alive.  All of us will not be rocket scientists or rock stars, but when we choose to develop our skills we fulfilling our destiny.  We are contributing to the world our creative energy no matter how great or small.  It is utilizing our inner stirrings to be all we were meant to be.