May 12, 2022
Edith Wharton Estate and Gardens Lenox Massachusetts
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." C.S. Lewis
Can you feel that breath of fresh air?? Just a touch. Like a feather on your skin. A door is opening.
That trickle of air has been wafting through my mind for the last few days. Little insights. New ways of seeing and knowing. Gentle feelings of revival, fresh starts, new possibilities, recovery. Renewed energy for tired projects and ideas.
Slogging through life is exhausting. Sometimes you feel like you've tried everything to make a project work, a diet work, a job work. You feel like you have tried every trick in the book to make your goals move forward and NOTHING seems to budge that goal an inch. Often, once you finally surrender, some form of renewal floats in like fluffy clouds on the wind. A new opportunity seems to come out of nowhere or a new attitude, feeling or insight arises.
Huge new starts, new chapters and new hopes often tiptoe into our life, softly at first without fanfare.
Sometimes we work for change within a closed system. We make efforts, say affirmations, make charts and plans, try to psych ourselves up to win, all to no avail. That is because we try to change within a closed system. We "rearrange the deck chairs on the titanic," as they say. We keep trying new efforts within a system that clearly does not work. Time to let go and open to a new way.
When nothing seems to work, surrender is often necessary before new ideas can be conceived. Sometimes we need to step back, let things percolate a bit. Maybe you keep trying to tear down the same old wall when there is a ladder next to it. Maybe you are pushing for change, but not really open to change. Sometimes you must wait for inspiration, motivation and fresh ideas to blow in on a new breeze. Timing is everything in life.
A door is opening. Fresh air is blowing through it. The passageway is clear. Follow the clues and have faith that the door is leading you to some sort of renewal!!! Enjoy the new chapter. Breathe the fresh air. Be open, be humble, be sincere and follow your intuitions. Use logic to fact check and double check your intuitive decisions. Let light lead the way!!!! Happy Day!!
