Hit On The Head With Good?!
I’m kicking some ideas around and thought I’d throw them here as I continue to work them out. This is more of a list of ingredients for a blog entry than an actual edited piece. Here we go!
Sometimes I feel like when the universe wants to get my attention, it gets loud and obvious. I imagine I’ve missed signs and opportunities to act before this point.
Last week was one of such radical abundance in my life, in such large, obvious ways, and in so many dimensions in my spiritual life as well as that of “this world” with my family. I began wondering this morning if something seeks my attention around *good*. So often, these loud signs regard a health issue or a lifestyle piece of reigning in a bad habit or a not-so-gentle reminder to meditate, and it’s messy extricating myself out of the thing that presents itself.
How cool to think that sometimes the hit on the head to get my attention can be full of good. Maybe a reminder to appreciate my life? Maybe a reminder of the fullness I live within *all* the time, no matter what’s happening “in real life”? Maybe it’s not about scolding and teasing me into a more disciplined life. Maybe it’s about just paying attention. And sometimes that feels better than other times.
One reminder that hits home as I write this is how much power a compassionate approach has on me. I used to think change in my life could only happen around severe discipline with ruthless consequences administered to my life if I didn’t follow through correctly.
The more I seek change in my life (currently focused on decluttering my house and updating my exercise routine), the more I realize the power of taking it slow. Slowly and gently. Lovingly. I love fast. I love reckless abandon.
But slow and gentle has revealed more space for compassion, a chance for more grounded integration into my life.
So last week was spectacular. An amazing series of events that happened to come together for seven days in a row. And I’m seeing how slow means increased chance for integration in my life, with a side of compassion.
What a gift.
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