The Body does not Lie - The Mind/Body Connection

March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Our bodies tell us a lot if we only listen to them. An Everyday Mystic listens to his/her body, respecting it as the temple of the soul during this earth-bound life, attending to the lessons it provides. When the body gets sick or experiences any type of disease, we need to listen to what message it might be sending us.

Louise L. Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life, was a pioneer in showing the connection between emotional or thought patterns and disease. Recent scientific research likewise shows that emotional issues such as repressed anger can lead to heart disease and other serious illnesses.

We easily recognize that when we are embarrassed, our cheeks get red. When we are nervous, our palms sweat. When we are very sad, we cry. Likewise, long-term, repeated emotional or thought patterns can affect our physical body. That’s why Louise Hay has a dictionary of physical illnesses, their causes and affirmations to counter-act them.

What is the message in the illnesses we have? Last week, I caught a cold. What a funny phrase - to "catch" a cold, like I was on the hunt for it. Maybe I was! I started getting a scratchy throat as I was finishing a report for a short consulting gig that I accepted because I needed the cash flow. I had "resigned" from doing that type of work late last fall, but reneged on my resolve last month when I assessed my lack of income. I needn’t be too worried, because I saved a generous amount of money to get me through this transition period. As I write this, I realize that it was ego that motivated me to accept the consulting gig. Ego was telling me to worry about income, to not draw on my savings even though they were set aside for just this situation. I have a lot of ego wrapped around the success of my business and the amount of income I create. I recognize now that my ego needs to step aside.

I got sick last week. Just a cold with a runny nose and one night of fever. A message from my body to my higher self that I’m not making good choices. A warning that I must listen to my body as it tells me what to do. As if to remind me of the importance of this message, I am now experiencing a cough and nasal congestion - post-cold annoyances for certain, but reminders non the less that I need to pay attention.

Ignoring the wisdom of the body is perilous. Sometimes we get sick just because we need the down time, the time to stay at home and rest. Sometimes it is more than that - sometimes it is a wake-up call that we dare not sleep through. I am told that our spirit guides often use our body as a means to communicate with us, which underscores the importance of paying attention to the body’s message.

Eleven years ago I got a bad case of shingles. Usually a disease of the elderly (I was in my early 40’s at the time), shingles is a stress-related illness in which the chicken pox virus, which lies latent in our spinal chords since childhood, resurfaces to work great mischief. In my case, it was the symptom of an exhausted body and stressed out lifestyle. The ultimate outcome of that illness was I resigned from my corporate job and sought a different lifestyle. That was when I started my consulting and training business, KR Consulting. I am certain that if I hadn’t re-structured my life to allow more time for my family, rest for my body and attention to my spiritual life, shingles would have been only the start of a long road of disease that would not have had a pretty ending.

So as I write this, I commit again to following my conviction that I am on a new path and that I needn’t accept work that no longer fulfills me. I know that my body - and my spirit guides - will thank me for listening to its wisdom by staying healthy.

How can you listen to your body? What spiritual wisdom does it send you? Please don’t ignore the messages your physical health sends you. Remember, the body does not lie.

Blessings to you on this journey.

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Limitations on the Law of Attraction

March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

I consciously use the law of attraction, I use affirmations, I expect divine surprises and blessings to appear in my life. In my mind, however, there is a limit to the effects of positive thinking. I’ve written about this before (see my post entitled Negative Thoughts at http://kristinrobertson.com/negative-thoughts.htm) but it deserves another discussion.

What I don’t recommend is using positive thinking to repress emotions, or to blame oneself for adversity.

Let’s look at these statements separately.

First, positive thinking and affirmations cannot turn around a situation about which you have unexpressed emotions. Appropriately expressing emotions is the first and most important step to "getting over" a hurt, a slight or any emotionally-charged memory. Countless research studies indicate that repressing emotions is bad for our health, bad for our relationships and bad for our spiritual growth. Expressing emotions in an appropriate way is essential. We must "feel it to heal it", and that means writing/journaling about the situation or talking it out with a loving listener. Only after we have expressed our emotions about a situation are we ready to use affirmations and attract our desire to us.

I was struck this week by reading about how Louise Hays, as described in her book entitled "You Can Heal Your Life", healed herself of cancer. She first sought out psychotherapy to clear some resentment she had been holding about her difficult childhood. Here’s what she says (page 221), "With the help of a good therapist, I expressed all the old, bottled-up anger by beating pillows and howling with rage. This made me feel cleaner." Only then was she able to unleash the power of her self-accepting affirmations. Converting emotions and feelings to words is therapeutic in itself. When we express feelings in words, we transfer memories out of our emotional brain (a relatively primitive but powerful brain system) and into our analytical brain, which processes language and higher cognitive thinking skills. Once we express our feelings in words, we can sense patterns, construct story lines and start to make sense of our emotions.

Secondly, a tunnel vision approach to the law of attraction can cause us to blame ourselves for illnesses and other "negative" life events. As I’ve explained before, I believe that there are aspects of our lives that are beyond the control of positive thoughts. We incarnate with sacred contracts, we are influenced by the intentions of others or bump up against other people’s sacred contracts. These life pillars are learning opportunities for us - we can choose how we react to them, which sets up the law of attraction.

Children who are born with birth defects or serious health issues are prime examples of my point. I cannot believe that negative thoughts of the parents can create serious health issues for a new born child. Rather, that child came into the world with challenges, perhaps previously agreed to or perhaps a result of karma. Blaming either the child or the parents for the situation is counter-productive.Blaming cancer patients for the negative thoughts that might have caused the cancer is likewise counterproductive.

A friend of mine experienced a devastating business loss. She told me that no amount of positive thinking or affirmations helped in her situation. I can understand why - if a business endeavor is flawed from the start, it will probably fail. However, my friend chose a positive reaction to the loss - she learned from it, started over and found a line of work that has been more rewarding to her. Sometimes we need to fail to learn the lesson we need to learn.

The law of attraction is powerful, but it has limits.

What are your thoughts?

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Passion Week - Easter Sunday thoughts

March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The week between Palm Sunday and Easter is one of the most important in the Christian tradition. The resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday represents perhaps the most important tenet of Christianity. I would like to share my thoughts on resurrection with you today.

To me, Jesus represents a master teacher, an ascended master, a highly evolved spirit who chose to incarnate into human form. Although I cannot call myself a true Christian, I revere Jesus’ teachings as callings to human beings to become the best we can be, to follow the way of love, to evolve our souls and attain the kingdom of heaven right here on earth.

I am a Universalist in the sense that I believe that all souls continue in the spirit world after death. Where and what that spirit world is I cannot say, but I cannot believe that a loving Creator would damn any children to a tortuous after-life. If you believe, as I do, in reincarnation, there is no need for hell, and there never has been. I cannot accept that souls who lived before Jesus or who do not accept Jesus as their personal savior are not welcome in heaven. Therefore, I must interpret the story of the resurrection of Jesus in a much broader context.

I believe that Jesus’ life and death points to the possibility that we can be saved from our inner turmoil, from the dark emotions that grip our souls almost to death, and that we can aspire to live in constant connection with Source energy or God’s will. We can be everyday mystics, walking our live’s path in constant connection with God. Only when we choose love over fear, life over death, do we live lives like Jesus the Christ did.

Springtime reminds me of our ability to resurrect our souls. We are always given a chance to be re-born into living a better life, just as surely as spring comes every year with its orgasmic re-birth of new life. My heart thrills in springtime to see green grass, new buds on the trees and flower blossoms because it renews my soul and gives me hope for my ability to start again on my spiritual path.

May you enjoy the blessings of Easter!

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Passion Week - Good Friday

March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

Jesus’ life provides many wonderful examples of how to be an everyday mystic. Jesus the Christ lived his earthly life in constant alignment with God’s spirit and will. The events of Passion Week (the week between Palm Sunday and Easter) provide some of the most wonderful, evocative examples of how to live in connection with Divine energy. I’d like to offer my thoughts on Jesus’ surrender to God’s will on Good Friday.

Among what is called the Seven Last Words of Christ (they are really phrases), there are three that speak to me this Easter season. In the first one that appeals to me, Jesus reveals the physical agony of his death ("I thirst"). The second reveals his questioning of God’s will ("My God, why have you forsaken me?"), and the third provides the example of his ultimate surrender to the Divine plan ("Into your hands, I commit my spirit"). I find comfort in these words because I have suffered with health issues, I have gone through long periods when I’ve felt abandoned by God, and I struggle with surrender to the Divine plan.

I don’t like the word surrender, perhaps because I resist it so well. I prefer to redefine surrender as the intention of putting Spirit first, then acting. I, to the contrary, have a tendency to act, to do, to wrestle with earthly projects/people/events and then try to find the Spirit in them. Hmmm, as Dr. Phil might ask, "Is that working for you?" The answer is, it has worked OK so far, but I find it a recipe for exhaustion and burnout. Not the way I want to live the rest of my life. My intention is to find an easier way.

I am just now learning to find my direction from the Divine realm through meditation, paying attention to my intuition and to the synchronicities that abound in my life, and prayer. Then and only then should I act. I am becoming more discerning about the messages I receive - whether they are from my ego (these are tinged with fear or anger) and those that come from my highest self or the Divine spark within me. Those messages are bathed in love and ease. That is my definition of surrender - seeking guidance from my deepest truth and love, committing my spirit into the hands of the Divine realm, and only then acting.

I know that the result will be greater ease, and the wonderment of what Spirit can do for me. After all, the Divine One can certainly do a better job with the details than I can.

I think Carolyn Myss tells the joke, "How do you make God laugh?" The answer : "Tell God your plans." I believe that the Divine plan is bigger, better and more amazing than anything I could dream up. I also recognize how difficult it is for me to accept that when I hit a rough patch in life’s road.

Prayer:

Thank you, Holy One, for the example of holy living that Jesus the Christ provides us. Help me to put your plan first in my life, to choose love over fear and surrender to the greater good that is your plan for me. Amen.

This is the Everyday Mystic’s second post of three on the Easter story. You can visit the first post about Palm Sunday at http://kristinrobertson.com/passion-week-thoughts-palm-sunday.htm

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Passion Week Thoughts - Palm Sunday

March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The story of the last week of Christ’s earthly life is one with which most North Americans are familiar. Passion week spans from Palm Sunday to the resurrection on Easter Sunday. In my posts this week, I’d like to share my thoughts about the metaphysical and mythological aspects of the "greatest story ever told".

These posts are created with thanks to my adult Sunday School class at Pathways Church, with whom I always learn as much as I teach.

On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem to the wild acclaim of his followers, who by this time had multiplied in number. I think of the frenzy with which some political followers greet their favorite presidential candidate. I can feel the excitement of the crowd, the thrill of getting to see this radiant human being, the urge to be near his energy or to touch him. Then I think of Jesus’ interior thoughts. He knew that his earthly life was quickly drawing to a close. Even though he was an ascended master, the human part of him was saddened about his impending death.

Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem makes me think of times that I received the acclaim of others, but my heart wasn’t in it. I think of job situations in which I received a great salary and good feedback about my performance but my values were not in alignment with those of the company I worked for. Worse than being sad like Jesus was, it made my life crazy to live in dissonance with my true values or calling. Can you think of times in your life in which you received "hosannas" from others, but were sad or conflicted on the inside?

The other aspect of the Palm Sunday story is this: Jesus enters Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey, not in a king’s carriage. The son of God shows his solidarity with mortals by entering the city via the lowliest means of transportation. Can you image the US president visiting your town in a Ford Focus - or a bicycle?

To me, this reminds me of the example that Christ sets for us. We are all capable of illuminating the divine essence within us - indeed, Jesus cites Hebrew scripture that says "You are gods" in John 10:34. I believe that the essence of our souls is divine, loving and luminous. Jesus’ life and teachings shows us examples of how to live in connection with our divine essence. By entering Jerusalem on a donkey, Jesus demonstrates to us that we, too, can aspire to Christ-like lives - lives that are in alignment with our soul’s deepest truths.

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Ways to Work Affirmations into a Busy Day

March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do you find yourself going to bed after another crazy day of ordinary life, only to realize that you’ve forgotten to say your affirmations? I know that I’ve done this many times. So, I thought I’d share some ways to build in time for affirmations during even the busiest days. I list many, because each of us has different gifts and methods that work for us. You’ll notice that I list some that don’t work too well for me, but might work for you.

This is the second in a series of posts about affirmations. You can visit the first post at http://kristinrobertson.com/an-affirmation-primer.htm.

Tip #1: Repeat an affirmation during a 5-minutes burst, twice a day. This is like doing 25 sit-ups in a row. Repeat an affirmation to yourself for 5 minutes at a time. Try to do this twice a day. I try to say the affirmation 100 times during that 5 minute period. If you can say your affirmation in 3 seconds, you can do 100 repetitions in 5 minutes.

Tip #2: Say them in the car or while commuting. If you are a suburbanite or live in a rural area, you are likely to drive a car and drive it often. Turn off your radio and say your affirmations to yourself. If you commute via public transportation or drive with others and are unwilling to risk them thinking you are psychotic, repeat your affirmations silently to yourself. Sometimes, my affirmations are tongue-twisters and I can’t say them quickly out loud, so I’ll revert to repeating them silently even when I am alone.

Tip #3: Write them in your journal. If you have a practice of regularly journaling, write your affirmations whenever you journal. I do this and find great satisfaction in seeing the affirmations stare up at me from the page. Sometimes I feel that written affirmations are more real than spoken ones, because I have converted them to a visual image. If possible, I also speak them after I write them to get a double whammy of energy.

Tip #4: Note them on your to-do list. This was suggested to me by a good friend, who wrote her affirmations at the top of her Tasks list in Microsoft Outlook. Every time she looks at the list, she sees the affirmations and is reminded of them. This is almost a subconscious way of sneaking in affirmations on a regular basis.

Tips #5. Post reminder notes in strategic spots. You can do this in one of several ways. Some people post sticky circles or dots (you can buy these at office supply stores) on their computer, refrigerator, mirror, door handles, etc. to remind them to repeat their affirmation.Using this method, you don’t have to share your affirmations with anyone else who might see the dots. Alternatively, you can write your affirmations on sticky notes and affix them to the strategic spots. My experience with this is that it worked for a while, and then the novelty wore off and I ignored the dots - in fact, I no longer even noticed them. However, other folks have told me that this works well for them.

Tip #6. Set your watch or Personal Digital Assistant alarm to beep or chime every hour. The hourly chime will remind you to repeat your affirmation. A friend of mine did this when she was studying the daily lessons in A Course in Miracles - the alarm would remind her to say the affirmation from the Course. In this way, she was constantly reinforcing the concept. This is a beautiful practice that enables you to "pray without ceasing" throughout the day, but I have to confess that it didn’t work for me when I tried it. I found that the chimes were a jarring interruption of my daily tasks. I offer it in hopes that it works for some others.

Tip #7. Say them while you take care of your body. Mindfulness of what you’re doing is to be commended, but if you are a VERY busy person (I’m thinking especially of Moms with small children), sometimes your only private time is when you’re in the bathroom. Say your affirmations while taking a shower, brushing your teeth or, yes, even when using the toilet. Say them repeatedly in a burst, as described above in tip #1, to maximize your precious moments of quiet time.

Louise Hays advices us all to use the mirror not to revile the image that we see, but to love it. Whenever you see yourself in the mirror, give yourself a pep talk of affirmations such as, "I love and approve of you, my loving self. I am so proud of you. You have such a beautiful smile."

What are your tips for repeating your affirmations? Please post a comment and share your wisdom!

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An Affirmation Primer

March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Unlike old dogs who can’t learn new tricks, our brains are capable of constant learning. Even old habits are candidates for re-programming. Recent neuroscience research suggests that brain cells are constantly being regenerated, even into old age, and that our neural pathways (the connections between brain cells that produce ingrained ways of thinking and reacting) can be re-directed and re-programmed. I say, yippee! Way to go, awesome brain of mine! How comforting to know that I can learn and grow in my understanding and abilities to react in ways that bring me peace rather than upset.

One technique we all have at our fingertips is affirmations. Affirmations, as the name implies, is a method of affirming an outcome that we desire. Affirmations declare that the object of our desire is already manifested. Because our brains cannot differentiate between what we imagine and what actually happens, affirmations can work to create new neural pathways in our brain and enable us to reach our dreams by attracting an outcome we desire.

Scientists are also finding that our thoughts are not private. Our thoughts and intentions create energy which can be transformed into matter. Indeed, our physical world is simply a manifestation of someone’s thought - the computer I’m typing on, an airplane, a house, my family, all started as a thought in someone’s mind. The wonderful aspect of affirmations is that we consciously choose the thoughts that we wish to manifest, and the energy of these thoughts attract wondrous things to us.

There are several simple rules to remember in creating and using affirmations:

1. State your affirmation in the present tense, as in "My body feels great" rather than "My body will become free of pain." If phrased in future tense, you create an energy that is attracting something for the future, therefore the attainment of your desire is always pushed into the future.

2. Phrase your affirmation positively, as in "My body feels great" rather than "I don’t experience any pain." By focusing on the positive, you attract your desire. Focusing on the negative attracts the negative. The energy created by a positive statement is different from a statement that negates that which is undesirable.

3. Affirmations focus on the end result, not the means to achieve it, as in "My body feels great" rather than "I find a doctor who helps alleviate my pain." It is the Universe’s job to craft the roadmap that will direct you to your destination. Our job is to affirm the outcome, recognize the opportunities that the Universe presents to us and to act on them.

4. Power up your affirmation by feeling the emotions that will come with achieving your desire. As you repeat your affirmations, imagine how you will feel once your dreams become reality. Adding in this energetic oomph is sure to enhance your affirmation.

Here are some affirmations you might try:

"The love of God surrounds me."

"I love and appreciate myself, and others do too."

"Every day in every way, I get better and better."

"My relationship with {fill in the blank} is harmonious and calm."

"My home is a refuge of peace and beauty."

"My garage is neat, clean and organized."

"I am a master teacher."

"Money flows to me with ease."

"Spirit guides me and results flow from that guidance."

Please don’t believe what I say - try them yourself and see what happens. I affirm that my truth may not be your truth, but my truth is what has been proven to work for me through experimentation and experience. What does your experience tell you?

In my next post, I’ll suggest ways to work affirmations into our busy days.

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Fallow Fields Reap Rewards

March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The concept of a sabbatical comes from the Hebrew Bible. Just as we are commanded to make the seventh day of the week a Sabbath and a day of rest, so God commands us to let our land rest and lie fallow in the seventh year (Exodus 23:10). The beauty of this practice is in its admonition to God’s people to rest regularly. What sweet advice, and how needed in our hectic 21st century lives!

I just finished a so-called sabbatical. It was so-called because the break was punctuated with many weeks of intense creative work, as I wrote two classes on emotional intelligence for customer service providers and for leaders (you can read about them at http://www.krconsulting.com/Business-relationships.aspx) and spoke on four different topics at various association and vendor meetings. My sabbatical was grounded in the need to rest: I had suffered from chronic insomnia for almost 18 months, and finally realized that my body and spirit needed a break. But I also designed my sabbatical so I could answer the insistent call within me to do something new in my business life. I didn’t know what that was when I started the sabbatical on December 10, 2007, but I sensed that I needed to give my spirit restful time to figure things out.

I started the sabbatical with these goals:

1. Clarify my message, meaning define what I wanted/needed to teach others

2. Start a blog (obviously, that was accomplished)

3. Create a vision and goals for the new endeavor(s)

4. Find teachers and partners for me

5. Study and read

6. Catalogue the reading I’ve done

7. Honor my body’s need for sleep

I am proud to report that items 2, 5,6 and 7 are accomplished (I’m sleeping very well nowadays) and the others are in process. I seem to be gaining more and more clarity daily as to my message and what I am meant to do. I truly feel like I am embracing my destiny for the first time in my life.

So, I highly recommend periods of rest for you. I love the biblical recommendations of regular rest periods: a small rest period once a week (the Sabbath) and a longer rest period once every seven years (the sabbatical). I get it - the words Sabbath and sabbatical have the same root. Such sage and timeless advice!

I’ll take the biblical recommendations a step further with my advice: take time every day to connect with the Source within you, rest and worship once a week, give yourself a yearly retreat and a sabbatical leave every seven to ten years. The Source of our Being wants us to rejuvenate our bodies and souls, and regular rest provides that for us.

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Turn Envy into Blessings and Gratitude

March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I used to envy other people’s success - their skills, their accomplishments, their car or vacation home, their income - you name it, I could envy it. When envious, I would often convert the feeling into a criticism of either the successful person or of me. If I criticized the successful person, I might say something like, "That person’s book/presentation/speech (insert object of my envy) really isn’t very good." Or, I’d turn my envy inward with a judgment such as "Poor little me, I could never do what they do! Not in a million years could I promote/sell/be confident (insert quality that I envied) like that!" Ouch! It’s embarrassing to confess my inner dialogue - it sounds mean and petty. Let me assure you that it didn’t make me feel happy to have those reactions.

One reason that envy that turns into criticism, either external or internal, is the critic lacks self-worth. Self-worth is a challenge for me, as you’ve probably surmised if you’ve been reading my posts (see the one on Self-Love here). I suspect that many of us have similar issues with feelings of unworthiness or of not being good enough. I had a breakthrough about a week ago by digging deep into that feeling of unworthiness and letting it go.

The universe is large and commodious; there is room for each of us to be successful and accomplish our heart’s desire. Success is not a zero-sum game: your success does not preclude my success or vice versa. Indeed, your success is a demonstration of how I might be successful. The realization of the abundance of the universe has helped me deal more constructively with envy.

Here’s what I do now when I feel envy boiling up inside of me:

1. The most important step, as with any emotion, is to be aware and catch it as soon as I starting feeling it. This quick intervention prevents the emotion from gaining a strong hold on my brain and heart.

2. I remind myself that there is room in the universe for both my and the other person’s accomplishments. I remember that just because the other person has done something I might want to do, there is nothing holding me back from doing it my way. In fact, my way may be more meaningful to some people than the other person’s way.

3. I bless the other person with a mental "Way to go!" I figure that by cheering for the other person, I send them positive energy or love which is likely to come back to me.

4. Lastly, I give thanks for the example they have set for me. I might say to myself, "Wow, I’m so grateful that other person was able to achieve that. Perhaps I, too, can learn how."

Envy is a good indicator of inner unhappiness. Be aware of and inspect what you envy so you can clarify your own desires. Then proceed through the four steps to transform your envy into blessings and gratitude. You’ll feel so much better when you do!

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Singin’ the Blues

March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday in Texas was a glorious day. It was in the 70’s, sunny and, best of all, the Bradford pear trees had just started to blossom - there was a thin frosting of white blossoms on these shapely trees, a sure sign that spring was here. I was ecstatic! The contrast of how I felt yesterday compared to the previous three weeks was stark. I realized that I had been in a blue mood for a couple of weeks. Not an indigo blue but a pale sky-blue mood, not really depressed but just not my usual chipper self. The bright sunshine and the first harbinger of spring cheered me up.

Perhaps because these flowering trees are the first sign of new life in springtime, I have a visual love affair with Bradford pear trees. The elementary school near my home has pear trees in the parking lot, lit from above by street lights. In early spring, I always make a special trip after dark to see the trees there because they look like luminous vanilla ice cream cones. One spring when the kids were young, I took them there, parked the car under a tree and we poked our heads out of the car’s sunroof to touch the blossoms. All of us remember it as an magic night.

I was going to write today about renewal and rebirth and the glory of springtime.

But I was too depressed this morning to write, because a very large storm blew through last night, bringing freezing rain and the possibility of snow later today. It’s been gray, rainy, windy, raw and cold all day. By noon, I was so depressed that I cried.

Well, there is an obvious, perhaps hackneyed, analogy to capricious springtime weather, and even though it is overused, I need to remember this lesson myself: Life brings us figurative gray and stormy days - sometimes many of them in a row. The trick for me is to remember that spring always comes eventually. I would be a lot happier if I could simply wait patiently and expectantly for it. My tears, pouts and protests do not make spring come any faster, just as arguing, resisting or fighting with the reality of my experience does not improve the situation. My challenge is to dance with all life experiences with grace and ease, with expectation of good things to come and with the knowing that I rest in God’s arms.

That is easier to write than do. That is my struggle.

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