Friday, August 20, 2010

Running



I was wondering today, why it feels at certain times we are all running from
something or at other times the opposite, that we are running towards something else. One day we think we have it figured out, we feel complete with where we are in life, who we love, where we live, where we work and what we “do”. Yet another day we entangle our thoughts on what is next, what else is there to see, doubt our decisions and contemplate on our truths. It is in those times that we become silent in the process.

Today I felt I needed to be silent. I looked around at all there is around me, the beautiful mountains and endless rivers surrounding my home. I gazed at the natural wonders and realized I still needed to take a step back. I am in this life, this moment. I am finding new loves, new passions and today I recognized that through all this, through new love and new life, it is important to remain true to what you know in your heart. Listening to our inner voice, become conscious of what it is we are seeing, what we are letting in, and who we are sharing it with.



So today I considered why it may feel we are running toward something else, when we know in our hearts that where we are is exactly where we should be. I feel that we do this if we forget to take a minute to catch our breath. If we forget to take time out, be silent, forget about our jobs and our relationships and remember what it is that makes us complete. When we do this, we realize that it is not the one we are with, or the job that we have, the activities we do daily or the passions we live for that make us complete and make our soul alive and our spirit bright. It is our faith and our love that makes us who we are, that lead us down this curvy road. We are who we are for a reason. We have been led to see things and go places that make each of us completely unique and exactly who we are.


I needed to remember this today. To remember that it is inside of us. Our faith and our God are in each of us and that is what will make us feel complete and remind us that we are exactly where we are supposed to be. Our daily life is hectic and full of ups and downs. It is through those times that our humanity makes us rely on the person we are with or the job that we have to make us feel fulfilled and loved. I needed to remember today that it will not have anything to do with another person or any activities I do that makes me feel full. I will try to remember to be silent during the times I need reassurance. Be silent, look up, and listen to my God that is leading my path.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

No Regrets..



I want to live life through every moment. I feel that through our journey of life and love and travels, time passes continuously on and we are swept away daily by new loves and new ideals on life. We meet new people, let them into our lives, travel around the world and let the places we go become slowly a piece of who we are. We grow and change; we take a step back at times in order to see the course with all its windy roads behind us. We assess our new loves, we make choices to transform and we alter our road depending on who we meet and what we see along the way.



I have had the opportunity to figure this out as I go. I have slowly opened my heart to letting go of norms or standards that our society demands of us. Living life with no regrets. I have struggled at times with giving too much of my heart away. I felt that maybe if I held back, maybe not went all in, then it wouldn’t be as bad if the course went the direction of opposite. The direction that it was always meant to go, yet not clear to me yet as to why. I have realized through the times of jumping into the deep end, through the times of moving to random places, loving another with all I have, quitting my job and giving up my title, travelling to foreign lands, to unknown territory….with this all I have realized that I will continue to do so. I will live with no regrets even when I made the wrong call.



I think for us all, when life plays out differently than we expected, we instantly analyze if we have made the right decision. If we made the right call as to what is right for us and ultimately what is right for the ones we love. We may or may not regret things we have done or didn’t do. We may struggle with why and when, but I have realized that it doesn’t matter. Regret can overcome and make our reality foggy and take away from what we know in our heart to be true for ourselves.



No regrets. Believing that if we get a job offer and it doesn’t pan out, or if we plan a move and at the last minute our steered in the opposite direction, if we give up all we have to be with the one we love, through these times I believe in having peace that it is the way it is supposed to be. I am excited to jump off the deep end once again. I am excited for the unknown road and uncharted territory that is ahead. I will surrender to this life with no regrets and hold your hand as we jump off the cliff.