I get a lot of reminders to focus my attention in ways that move me lovingly forward on my path, into my day, into the meaning of my life. I call them clues. I believe we all get them...we just need to pay attention. My clue today came in the form of the early morning sunlight shining through a single leaf on a peace lily. The light was shining in a way that made the leaf seem illuminated from within. That luminous green felt like a glorious invitation to pay attention. So, I did. I paused. I paid attention. And, I waited to see where the clue would lead me. Sometimes the clue simply leads me to be filled with appreciation and gratitude for the moment. Sometimes it leads me to a deeper awareness and understanding of an event occurring in my life...like today and the powerful crossroads I now stand before that is presenting me with the choice of two paths. One path feels familiar and I find that familiarity comforting. It will lead me to more of the same. It will lead me to doing more of what I already know how to do. And (this is the big "a-ha")...it will eventually circle me back to this very same crossroads. The other path feels unknown and unproven and I find that mystery challenging, not so comforting. It will lead me to something different. It will lead me to doing, not only what I have never done before, but to what I have not deeply, truly believed was possible...until now. Along comes another clue to guide me forward. It is this path, the path of mystery and new possibilities, that simultaneously terrifies and exhilarates me...a sign that I am ready to stretch and grow. I gaze back at the glowing green leaf and realize that I, too, feel illuminated from within...by a loving, new boldness and confidence. I step forward onto the less-traveled path, smile at the thought of Robert Frost's poem, and trust that this is the choice and the path that makes all the difference.
May today be a day of stepping boldly and confidently into all of the loving, new possibilities that are waiting for us to say, "Yes, I can!"
May today be a day of stepping boldly and confidently into all of the loving, new possibilities that are waiting for us to say, "Yes, I can!"