The Choices We Make Create The Tapestry Of Our Lives
Posted: Monday, January 05, 2009
by Camille Strate
JoyZAChoice
I have a friend, a really terrific friend, who, besides being incredibly beautiful, also happens to be incredibly talented. She makes beautiful things; with her words she writes books, with her hands she paints and molds clay, with her heart she grows the world around her. She's really something. A treasure in my world, to be sure.
Recently, she's been going through some very new challenges. She has 3 sons, all of whom she's very close with. Her eldest just bought his first home, so the family has been working hard to make it ready for him to move in. They laid new floors and painted all the walls and did all that stuff you do to make it your own. She's been sharing the whole experience as they've gone along, and then, yesterday, he moved in for good. His first night in his new home.
Well, all this has gotten me to thinking about the stuff we hold on to and the stuff we're better off letting go of. With every passing moment we have to choose. "Do I want to hang on to this or do I want to let it go?" From where I sit, the easiest way to answer that question is to ask yourself one more: "Which one will make me FEEL better?" The way I figure it, that's really what it always comes down to.
What feels better?
I happen to believe that we're here to experience great joy. At every turn, it's all about feeling the joy flow through you. Because, near as I can tell, the thing many call "God" is all about that. In my world, God is love . There is no punishment or fear or testing or payback. It's just pure love. So, from this point of reference, the love would suggest good feelings, yes? Love isn't about pain. Or angst. Or betrayal. Love is about connection to Source....or whatever word you happen to use. All the energy that flies around the Universe is really Well-Being. When we allow it to flow, we feel good. When we resist, we feel bad. So, the trick is to allow the well-being and let go of the resistance. Make sense?
I'm figuring that lots of folks are going to "resist" this idea. I'm guessing that some may even be offended by what I'm suggesting. In the end, though, what matters most to me is this:
If anything I say is helpful, even to just a few who "get" what I'm offering, then my work here is accomplished. Anyone who sees it as anything less than good, I shall say a prayer for...and wish them bliss. Because in my world, THAT is what God is.
With every turn, we all get to choose. Today I choose joy. I choose appreciation. I choose to live in the Grace of Gratitude.
And I wish you the same.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Nice article and what you say is helpful! Your lucky to have such a great friend as well...take care of her
hi miss camille,i not only "get you", i think along the same lines, but i think you know that.my catch phrase is, "How important is it?" if it's not important, forget about it, and focus on something more positive.if i can come out of the Hell i've walked the past 2 years, anything is possible, only now, i am free of negativity, and can create my own path.it will be one of love and positivity. (until it's not :)good article,thanks for sharing your thoughts,my best,sue
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