Have You Noticed?
Q: Have You Noticed?
A: Although every day reveals such utter miracles and complexities, I have noticed a few things about life recently - all drawn toward one simple truth in my heart. Everything is possible in love. True love that is. The highest form of love...The love that pulses in our veins, that radiates from our eyes, that creates every cell in our body, and that nourishes us with rain and sun. In this love, everything is possible.
I notice that we are challenged as humans. We unconsciously destroy our home out of greed and sloth. There is a deep belief that we are superior to other life forms that keep us alive, and somehow we have completely forgotten who we are.
I notice that often when we speak, we project…we blame and we hurt one another. My sense is that this is not natural, this is not ‘human’ and that we have learned to be this way over time. Perhaps this is due to our own traumas as a result of decisions made long ago...wherein our pride we walked away from the love earlier referred to.
I notice that we are suffering, deeply. Wherever we go, whether India or Indiana, we can’t escape the reality of seeing how resilient we are in our own suffering and how often that is our default. Do we have a choice to suffer or not? I believe we do. In my experience, there is ‘choice’ as well as the karma we must live. I have found that our freedom is in meeting our karma with the grace of our heart, even when excruciatingly painful, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.
I notice that it takes an incredible amount of diligence, courage, and effort to live the life I am inspired to live. There are great costs I must pay with my attention, focus, sweat, tears, grit, and presence to become the woman I know I am to be.
I notice that this is not paradise, that Earth is one of my homes and in the eternal book of life, an incredible chapter of which I am living right here and right now. I love adventure. I love the journey and the invitation to explore and to know the universe and it’s Gods. I love the possibility unfolding and in every breath, I recognize that true pure love inside my heartbeat. It reminds me that on a moment to moment basis I am alive, I am loved, I am here to die, transform, and be reborn as much as I am willing.
I notice that I love to share my process with others as encouragement and for you to know you are not alone. And although I may be wild in my thoughts, and at times bold with my intimate words, there is a part of me that resonates inside your heart, because I notice that we are the same. We are humans on this journey of life together, we are people with thoughts, emotions, bodies...we are children. And when I notice this, I revive from the day's work with a smile on my heart and compassion in my spirit, as this journey of love is not for the faint of heart.
This full moon in Pisces, conjunct Neptune, opposite Mars, square Jupiter is one for the books. Easy is not a word I would use to describe this cosmic punctuation while a sextile to Pluto is actually the most graceful aspect of the lot. We shall journey into the depths, collectively, while facing our innermost enemy of self-deception. Notice any desire to project your suffering onto another, take responsibility and set your intention for taking the high road, regardless of the cost.
Notice what you notice these days…notice if your heart stretches a bit or if you’ve let go after some inner struggles. Maybe you are opening to something new where true love invites you further into what you haven’t known before. Maybe you notice your breath, your heartbeat, that life is a precious gift. Perhaps you notice that every moment is totally worth living and you remember to live it well.
