Beloved,

This has been such a time of introspection, perhaps which is what winter is for…to crawl into the cocoon and emerge as a butterfly with true freedom. Winter, especially in the North, is a gift in a way as it gives you the opportunity to slow down and ponder what the future will bring. The sad part is that there is always a future, a tomorrow, the next moment, which keeps us from embracing the present moment in all of its fullness. True happiness comes from being right here, right now, in this moment as it will never ever appear again as it is right now.

I am a planner and a big part of my enjoyment is figuring out what I am going to do next or where I will be going next. How efficient can I be? How can I do it faster? Which way would be the best way to go for me? What should I wear? Who will I be with? What will it feel like? I try to foresee the possible problems that might occur so I will be prepared to deal with them.

I have come to realize that this is what I take PRIDE in. What is pride? How does it make me feel? We humans like to take pride in many things because it means that we have done well. When all it means is that I am self-sufficient. There is a great deal of pride in being self-sufficient; it means I can do it myself. Thinking about this makes me “see” a little child who is adamant that it can do it all by itself without realizing that were many others around the child that had assisted it to get to where it is now. As a child, I wanted to do it “myself” without realizing that it was more fun if others helped. I needed that pride to make myself feel OK. I was valuable to others because I would help them without letting myself accept their help. Accepting help made me feel weak and I did not like that feeling.

Planners are very important to our society, yet allowing and following the flow of energy is a lot more fun. Have you ever tried to swim upriver? It is a tough job but humans take pride in trying to do it, including myself. I believe that TRUST is a trait that is the most important part of being human. Trust is not pride. Trust allows others to be with you on your journey on their terms and yet they are by your side. Can you imagine the Monarch butterfly flying all by itself on its journey? I think not, as it is a group effort with each butterfly assisting in the propulsion of the air flow so all arrive at their destination.

Brenda Hoffman says this so beautifully. Isn’t it amazing the synchronicities that pop up when you are not looking? When you are focusing on something, the Universe always manages to send you similar “pop-ups” to confirm or clarify where you are now.

http://spiritlibrary.com/brenda-hoffman/work-isn-t-part-of-your-creation?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=465424ecfb-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-465424ecfb-120804410

David Hamilton gives us a male’s point of view which is just as true and another perspective.

http://spiritlibrary.com/david-r-hamilton-phd/find-yourself-vs-reveal-yourself?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=465424ecfb-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-465424ecfb-120804410

Eckhart Tolle put it into a few words:
“The greatest difficulty is the mental resistance to things that arise, and the underlying assumption that they should not.”

Eckhart Tolle

http://spiritlibrary.com/videos/eckhart-tolle/eckhart-tolle-waiting-with-presence?utm_source=Spirit+Library+Updates&utm_campaign=7ea5a10c5d-Daily_Update&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ef6a5211f4-7ea5a10c5d-120804410

Time to laugh, this made me feel so much younger when I stopped for a minute and remembered to play and laugh with myself.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pfxB5ut-KTs?rel=0

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Love and Light

Mary Grace

http://www.IAmMaryGrace.com
http://www.TheWoundedChalice.com