So what do you see when you look at this, A tree right?
For me I see being rooted,quietly and confidently standing still although shaken and some of the self (leaves) is on the ground. I see me and so many others that I know.
There is that famous saying “Change is inevitable” and one must learn to live with it. It is true, change will come whether one accepts it or not. The difference lies in one’s attitude towards that change. If you view it as an irritation, something to constantly fight then you lose the joyous gifts that it can bring. I can hear the little voice in my head having its moment of silence before the hysterical laughter. Joyous did she say? She actually says change can be joyous??? If that’s not losing your mind then I don’t know what is.
And perhaps one should lose ones minds…..afterall how is one ever suppose to find a new way of doing something new if you stick to the same pattern or in the words of Albert Einstein insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result!
So how does one know when it’s time to dream anew?
So often one gets a sense or a feeling, some might call it instinct or whatever you choose to call it, we all have it and it lets you know that something deep down is not right. The difference often lies in the choice we make about that feeling. We can ignore it and hide under the fluffy landscape of our lives and hope against blessed hope that it disappears or we can read about it, search the internet in hopes of a solution (that may or may not come) or we can look at it and choose to see it for what it is. An opportunity to rewrite the script of your life! Imagine a whole brand new blank canvas that you can choose the landscape, textures and colours that speak to your souls longing and desires….what a joyous experience!
Toolkit for making it in the whirlwind of change
Permission from yourself to yourself to become part of the change as opposed to it just happening to you – this makes it more your process and unique to you
lots and lots and lots and lots of courage (an everyday process)
Kindness and gentleness to yourself…a beautiful butterfly does after all come from a worm
time to do whatever you need in order to get through it (My personal favourites include: thinking, eating, crying , sleeping, raging, laughing, writing, dancing and pampering my self)
a safe space where there are no demands on you, other than to be who you are
forgiveness of self (for that which you could have, should have, might have done….but did not)
a good dose of humour
So today I dare to change that which no longer works for me and dream a new dream, one that will hurl me into the magnificent whirlwind of life. A place where I have no or very little control (rather scary) but where I need to go and I guess if we really visit the dark corridors of ourselves (who wants to go there?????) we find the treasure that is the catalyst to change.
What a beautiful way to dream a new dream:).
Namaste
Life in motion 