This is a simple post.
Knowing what to do and how to do it is easy. Doing what you’re supposed to do or implementing what you know is the hard part.
Sometimes the hardest part is just beginning, like going out for a run, making dinner, starting a diet, doing homework, beginning a project and on and on.
So if you’re resisting doing what you know you have to do, just begin and get past your own thoughts and personal limitations. Even if it’s a slow start, it still counts.
BEgin.
nAMaste
Be not afraid.
I go before you, always.
Come follow me.
And I will give you rest.
Those are a few of the words from one of my favorite Christian songs that bring back so many great memories.
When the Parisians were stuck at the stadium and were attempting to exit, they began to sing the French national anthem. They sang to unify and comfort one another and to connect and to be stronger than their attackers. They did not give into fear.
There is evil surrounding us, not only in Paris, Beirut, Syria, but around the world and it is up to us to fight and band together against evil. We are connected through our humanity and we need to practice our courage and love, every day.
One love.
One truth.
Have courage to be loving, BeLoveRs. Stand up to hate.
Share the love.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité .
nAMaste
Every day I stop to think about what to write and what to share that might be meaningful or funny or that connects to a current event.
Today, Juliana’s shirt caught my eye after I looked at this picture we sent her daddy, who’s been out of town all week. I noticed and reflected on the One People line.
We are One People. We are One Love and we are interconnected, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. Our actions and our choices affect others and we need to look out for one another and be kind and loving, no matter what.
My mind is on Oregon and the tragedy that was created by one lonely and disillusioned person. People are looking for blame and for reasons why and want to politicize solutions. They want an easy fix to a complex problem.
How can we make a difference? I have several ideas and I’m sure you do too.
I think we start with ourselves. We can love who we are and be okay with the choices we’ve made and have experienced.
We can take care of our families and love one another and lift each other up.
We can teach kindness and practice kindness every day. We can be role models and examples through our actions and through our words by gently reminding and coaching those in our influence to act similarly.
We can take care of our community by volunteering in our local schools, and at our local spirtual establishments, in our neighborhood shelters, and by coaching and leading and mentoring kids and adults.
We can build relationships and partnerships and connections. We can see each other.
We can focus on positive, real life (s)heroes and share stories of hope, the stories that lift us up and inspire us. What we focus on, we create.
These take time and work and dedication. And genuine, authentic relationships take more than social media and instant gratification to develop roots.
Get rooted.
Get connected, your way.
Make a difference where you’re planted.
nAMaste
How quick are you to adapt?
Life is constantly changing and we really have no control over our circumstances, even though we pretend we do. We so want control over our lives and plan every minute, but really we are at the mercy of the universe.
We only get to control how we adapt to what is delivered to us.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin
We are always in a state of change, from aging to health to jobs and friends and living and dying and everything else in between.
How quickly are we even able to realize that life is changing and how quickly do we develop new routines based on our new and ever changing circumstances?
Do we drag our feet? Jump right in? Create new routines? Complain? Embrace the change? Or what?
We all have a free will and we can choose to adapt quickly or drag our feet. We can resist change or we can embrace the change and enjoy the new level of life and accept what is. This can be really, really hard! But we must adapt, and the quicker the better so that we can continue living happily ever after on a new plane of what is.
Meet yourself where you’re at. See the change and figure out where you’re going next to become the new, best version of yourself and to enjoy what is, what you have, and who you’re with.
I’m in the process of adapting to having independent teenagers. This is a new summer experience for me and I am adapting to being a chauffeur and chef and not being in charge of creating our shared experiences and accepting that sometimes I am not included in the experiences at all. It’s not comfortable for me and yet I am adapting, slowly and am ready to speed up the process of acceptance, like today. I’m there.
What about you? What change are you experiencing? Are you adapting quickly, or dragging your feet? Are you aware that there is even a change occurring? The quicker we can adapt, the quicker we can find peace and continue creating our new happily ever after.
Don’t you love this constantly changing life?
Thanks Trish, for the topic idea for today!! Sometimes it’s challenging to think about what to write every day and I like how you made me think. Thank you, Love.
Goodnight, BeLoveRs. This world needs our love. Prayers for Maddy’s family in Santa Cruz and may you somehow find peace with the injustice that has come your way.
nAMaste
Be the change you want to feel. Create it. You have the power.
Be the change you want to see. Choose to change your mind to focus on what’s good, and what you’re thankful for instead of all that is wrong with your given moment. This is hard to do, yet it is critical to our happiness, and is totally doable if we give ourselves permission.
Last night I wanted to change my attitude, so I chose to go for a walk. I was in a pissy mood, and needed to move and stretch and be alone to process my thoughts and to get over my negative feelings. I don’t write about these things because I want to focus on what’s good versus what’s unpleasant. My life is perfectly imperfect and we’re constantly learning and practicing and hopefully getting better all the time.
Life IS unpleasant many times as we pursue happiness, and we all have our unpleasantries, which is why I choose to not write about my own. I don’t need to share these details because I think we should focus on what we wish to create, which for me is joy and peace and love. I choose to share my daily reflections and solutions to dealing with what is and seeing the good even when things are frustrating to me. This helps me to overcome the negative feelings too and to continue down my path of happily ever after.
We all get to choose how we react to what is, and Here I Am is about being present and seeking the good in the middle of the busyness and chaos and pissiness. I know, that’s probably not a word, but doesn’t it sound good?
By going for a walk, I cleared my head and got exercise and released some really good endorphins. I highly recommend going for a long walk when you’re less than happy. It’s so rewarding in so many ways and I came home feeling more peaceful and open minded.
So the next time you’re feeling pissy or down or any other negative feeling, think about what you can do to get through the feeling until it passes and be the change you wish to feel. Don’t wait for someone else. You have the power. Am I right?
nAMaste
here i am 