Today lesson in Seasons of Change is about water and how to go with the flow. When I first heard the phrase "go with the flow" I wanted to hit something. What do you mean? I was just so busy resisting the flow that I had bought the largest outboard motor and was pushing against the flow as hard as I could. Guess what? That which we push against pushes back. The harder I push the harder it pushes. It is after all a law of nature. DUH! As I learn how to let go more and more I find that life is filled with joyous opportunities to see, feel, and experience unexpected blessings everyday. Letting go and trusting the process. Being the wave rather than fighting it opens us up to a new experience. How will you go with the flow today?
Day 14: Water, today go outside find some water, with how it flows, and write down three ways that you can create a life that flows with ease and grace.
I am not sure why I love the water so much but I do. Walking on the beach with my beloved is one of my all time favorites. I love sitting at the edge of the ocean looking out at the water. It is when I feel the deepest connection to nature and the most alive. There is something about hearing the waves as they move that reminds me to look within and know that I am part of a great whole. Just like each drop of the ocean contains the same qualities of the ocean so then do I contain the same qualities of the divine whole.
One of the ways that I create a life that flows with ease and grace is that I look for good in everything. I mean everything. I look with the expectation and intention to see good, experience good, and express good in all that I do. There are times when I feel that I have to look more deeply within to find that which I seek but it is always available to me.
The second way that I create a life that flows with ease and grace is not taking things personally. What really matters in life is what I bring to the party. It really doesn't matter what anyone else says to me, or about me unless I allow it to. When I feel that I am starting to take something personally I check in, quiet myself, go within and ask is this my truth? Do I do this perfectly all the time? I do it to the best of my ability at any given moment and as I know better I can do better. It really isn't about perfection any more it is about being present, loving, and doing my best.
The third way that I create a life that flows with ease and grace is releasing attachments to the outcome. When I have an attachment I am in that moment setting myself up for possible hurt, and the chance to take it personally. When I don't have attachments to the outcome I find that I am most joyous and free. I am more present, and aware of the moment and who is there rather than allowing my ego to tell me things that are not my truth.
These three life lessons serve me everyday in living a life filled with ease and grace. If I find myself on another path, I simple acknowledge the path and return to the path that serves me best. Life is about the journey far more than the destination.
I love you,
Rev Allen
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