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When I think about life as it is, I am reminded
of a saying that has been attributed to the mystic Julian of Norwich, “All will
be well and, in the manner of all things, all will be well.” At times life is messy, chaotic, and filled
with what we do not desire. We may attempt
to hold tightly to our illusions and create a more palatable, if unrealistic,
view of what life, our life, should be.
That creation is a fantasy, which supposedly fulfills our desires and
wants. Unfortunately it does not,
because it is not real.
Chaos is inherent in life as it is. Of course,
within chaos lies possibility. In our
struggle to live life according to the illusion we hold to, we throw our life
and authentic self out of balance. Until
we accept life as it is, we lack the springboard on which to launch a life that
is all it can be. All will be well when we align our personal experience of reality
with life as it is. Only through this
alignment will we discover what is beautiful, right, and life giving in our
world.
Life is a wondrous roller-coaster ride that gives
us both the greatest joy and the deepest despair, and every emotion in the
between. We experience life’s roller
coaster only in the present moment. We
can only enjoy this ride and move in alignment with our authentic self by
accepting the joys and the sorrows and the in-betweens for what they are. This acceptance is the gate through which new
possibility manifests.
Taking Life
As It Is in the entrepreneurial spirit of curious daring,
Vanessa
From the book
Engaging Compassion Through Intent and Action, pp. 37-38
To learn more about the book or purchase a copy,
Intent And Action dot com
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