Once again, I find myself coming out of yet another very powerful transition period in my life. The word “whirlwind” does not even begin to describe what I have experienced over the past few months. I can truly attest to the validity of the statement, “The only constant is change”. Change, change…everywhere change…constantly…change!
The thing that I want most in this life is to become more of who I am by seeking, finding, living and sharing my truth. This is my calling. This is how I am to be of service to others. You can believe me when I say that I have walked this path long enough to know that in order for me to have that which I desire most, I must be open and willing to allow change…lots of change. “As within, so without” is another valid statement to which I can fully attest. It has been my experience that whenever I ask for the necessary changes to occur on the inside, everything begins to change on the outside; the latest series of events being by far no exception. During the last six months, I have been led to move three times. Each time, moving to a place within a mile of the place before; each time knowing without a doubt it was what I had to do…and each time eventually understanding at least some of the reasons why.
During this time of transition, my creativity seemed to be non existent. The well dried up, so to speak. I could no longer write. My camera began to collect dust. I made no posts to my website. I couldn’t share anything online. I stopped checking my email. I didn’t even write in my journal…and for me…that’s huge!
A variety of people began to come into my life experience; every one of them, a mirror to some part of myself that I could not or would not see on my own. They say, “When the student is ready, the teacher will come”. Well, I must have been really ready, because I found a teacher in almost everyone that crossed my path. Some have since moved out of my experience into another. Others are still here, reflecting what I need to see back to me, as I in someway do the same for them.
The changes and the lessons that those changes brought were coming at me hard and fast. Things I thought I had dealt with long ago began to rise to the surface. Issues of which I was previously unaware began to rear their little heads as well. I began to feel the need to go within…and be still…again. As a result, I experienced a lot of healing and I learned much about myself that I am only just beginning to understand and embrace. I even dusted off my camera and I started to write again.
Change is like being caught up in ocean waves. It’s all about navigation. If we stay on the surface, it is likely that we will fight the current and be continually tossed around; the waves controlling our direction as well as our progress. When exhaustion sets in, we may find it easy to give up and just sink. But, if we make a conscious choice to dive beneath the surface, we will find still water. In the stillness, we can relax and come up for air in between the waves; therefore maintaining the strength we need to chart your own course. We can use the waves to our advantage by allowing them to help us reach our destination.
And so, in times of change we must not be carried away by what is happening on the surface. We must instead, dive deep, remain centered and stay on course. For me, it’s all about being who I am; being true to me in the moment. It isn’t about being moved by what’s going on around me. It’s about being still in who I am and allowing that stillness to move me. This is how I will get to where I’m going. This is how I will have that which I desire most…in spite of…and because of…constant and inevitable change.
~D~
Photo: Pacific Ocean, Somewhere near Malibu, CA ~ April 2010
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