I'm sitting on a brick patio at a coffee and tea house in sunny San Diego. There's a man playing light jazz on the sax as a red trolly passes by, ringing its bell to alert pedestrians. The air is cool and I think to myself on this Sunday morning how grateful I am for life and all it can afford.
I've slowed down and am re-centering my energy internally, contemplating meaning and purpose in life. It's a good place to be.
I believe we all need to take time to move away from the crowds, to still the chatter in our lives, and to remind us what is important. There's so much noise that it's hard to hear at times. Or at least to hear clearly.
Here are some questions I'm contemplating this morning:
What do I spend my emotional energy on? And is it productive to spend it on those things? Is it really worth it?
Am I living life from a space that says good things are coming to me? Am I able to trust the process of life? Or do I worry what might go wrong? (Most of those imagined scenarios never really happen anyway.)
How am I being controlled by fear? Fear of the future? Fear of what people may or may not think? Fear cancels out faith. It annihilates hope too. Period. So fear is not allowed.
I don't have simple answers for these questions. They can be complicated to reflect on, even as life is complicated. However, the onus is on me to keep it simple. To keep first things first. To live my life guided by higher operating principles in spite of any present challenges. In fact, present challenges necessitate living by higher principles!
So I'm refocussing my energy this morning. I'm recalling the good things in my life. I'm practicing gratitude. I'm giving thanks in all things. Even the things that try me for it's in the trials that I'm made stronger.
Now back to my coffee.
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