Month: June 2021

Family. It comes in all manner of form, function and feeling. The ‘standard’ definition is the nuclear family we are born into. That one has personalities all it’s own. The scripts written here last a lifetime and some folks who try to forge their own way can have a devil of a time trying to rewrite them.  Then there is the family that we choose. Our friends, our partners, the ones we live with, play in bands with, work with, etc.

We learn a lot from our family, don’t we?  I believe everyone wants to belong and feel connected. Did you ever stop to think about why we want to be connected? 

I think we are all connected at a level we sometimes aren’t aware of, at our core. There is a thread of, something, that connects us all.  It is evident when we meet someone and there is an instant connection, an affinity. A feeling of comfort.  A feeling that we may have known each other before.

I think this thread also works as the connection between species. We’ve all felt connected to a pet. More than just love, connected. We’ve seen the unlikely pairings of different kinds of animals being besties. How does that happen? 

They say love is blind. True love doesn’t concern itself with the package. It all comes from the heart.  And where does the heart get it?  Hmmm

You may have heard the phrase ‘you have to love your family, you don’t necessarily have to like them’. I might even have said it a couple of times. Truth is, I believe the goal is to love everyone. How do you love everyone?  By embracing a ‘love your neighbor as yourself’ Namasté kind of love.  A basic respect for life itself and the people in it. And I get it. Sometimes it’s just not realistic that we would like everyone. We are human. Folks are different and have their own paths. Sometimes, at the human level, there truly is no connection. And that’s ok. We can still respect others’ paths and their light, which comes from the same place yours does, which makes us all from the same family, right? 

Just sayin’.

Babies. Aren’t they wonderful? Perfect little mini people. Full of potential and possibilities. Those of us who have had them, have felt that magic and basked in that unconditional love. Then as time went on, we did the best we could with them! 

Looking back, I see instances where if I had a different, more expansive awareness at the time, I would have done something different. Two key pieces of information there…. If, and, at the time!    We have to remember that we act, react or respond in each moment the best we can with the information we have access to at the time. 

If I had been more present in each moment, I might have made fewer mistakes, or what I prefer to call missteps. If I would have paused, taken a breath, and paid attention to what was happening around me, how I was feeling and tried to envision how this next action might play out, I might have made different decisions. How do I know? My 2020 hindsight told me so. But you know what? I’ve got great kids, and they grew up in spite of me.  

It’s very important to learn to do this with these young lives we’ve been trusted with. We start out by loving them unconditionally, and that counts for a lot, and by taking this more conscious approach, we could help to maintain their naturally high vibration, the one they came here with. We’d nurture their natural capabilities, so they can grow into the best version of themselves, which would ultimately enhance the world they inhabit. 

 Here’s an idea. What if we treated everyone around us with the same sensibility?  What if we were aware, conscious, focused in the moment, and we thought to pay attention to how our words and actions might affect the future? What if some of the people in front of us were ourselves? Would we treat ourselves and each other differently?  Better perhaps. Might we make better decisions?

Imagine the potential and possibilities.
                The power.
                             The peace  

 

 

Passion. What’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Can you feel passion? Do you feel passion? Do you have one?

I was surprised to find out that not everyone has a passion.

Passions run a number of gamuts from music, painting, all kinds of arts, to gardening, beaching, hiking, the outdoor pursuits. Let’s add cooking, dancing, and the types of experiences we share with others. It might be in the work you do, or how you feel when serving.

Two words I heard most people say when asked about passion is intimate and thrilling, and they admitted it’s usually attached to the idea of love making.

There’s a difference between passion and a hobby. Hobbies are something we do to pass the time. Passions, we can’t do without. Hobbies are a great way to de-stress, passions are fulfilling. It’s not so much what you do, it’s how you feel when you’re doing it.

The kind of passion I’m thinking about is the type that has us totally involved in some part of life itself. It’s a feeling you can’t control because It controls you. You’re excited to get up in the morning. You can’t wait to get home and get lost in it. Passion doesn’t really have a goal attached to it because it’s never really over.  the doing of it is the goal.

Passionate people are generally pretty optimistic. Their focus is on what can be rather than what is. They’re always chasing their next goal with the unwavering belief that they’ll achieve it.

Being passionate is the single greatest quality you can bring to any situation. Passion, by its very nature, is an exciting trait that motivates others. It’s highly respected by peers and it is one of the most commonly desired and admired attributes in society.

I think most people would love to be passionate about something, but don’t know where to start. Take a couple minutes and google passions. This will start to open your mind to either finding something you can get passionate about, or help you realize that you already are passionate about something, and that it is so much a part of you, you just didn’t notice.

One of my favorite quotes,  this one from Howard Thurman says “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

What makes you come alive?

Can you feel it?

Go do that.

Just sayin’