Scenes from my so-called life

...My heart said to me, “Be a clear, glass coffee cup.”   -           That you may be open and transparent while being intact and whole. With what is inside being readily apparent to the outside. Be real. -           That whatever may be bothering you inside – maybe you’re filled with hot or cold emotions – you’d have a handle by which you can still reach out or be touched by those around you. After all, you’re never alone. It’s never a bad idea to have a hand to hold. -           That you can be filled with coffee, a love-filled brew – keeps you awake and aware and warm during even the coldest days.

(Written on January 8, 2009) I have recently been reminded that my life is filled with so much love. I’m grateful for such a reminder. I have declared that 2009 brings me my highest good and lots of love, especially the unconditional kind. When I really take the time to be aware, I notice that 2009 has been keeping its end of the bargain. I really just have to be aware. I’ve been met with challenges early on. But I understand that challenges, depending on the way I look at it, are really opportunities to grow more as a being. I happily and gratefully grab these opportunities. Acceptance and trust are what I’m practicing now. While I don’t know the how’s yet, I just have to go back to acceptance and trust. To accept things as they occur, with no judgments, and to trust that everything is as it should be and what I need to know will be revealed to me at the right moment. I’m not naïve, I know there are going to be some difficult times and times of forgetting. But as I said, life...