Upstairs

Remember the last time you were upstairs. Sitting there. Waiting there. Watching there. At whatever was ‘downstairs’. Higher up than everyone else being able to see down and watch over. What about those who are upstairs physically, emotionally and spiritually; birds physically spend the majority of their life upstairs, imagine the beauty they see in their life time. Emotionally upstairs, we all have our highs and lows in life but we all know that there is nothing like the feeling of just being up. Spiritually a lot of us rely on who and what is upstairs for what ever the reason may be.

Sitting at the top of the stairs is an innocent time of vulnerability. A time when we weren’t worried or maybe we were. But at the end of the day we are unsure of the emotion that the future will bring.

Don’t be afraid to sit on top of the stairs and just listen.

Jump. Jive. Jaded.

Are we familiar with being jaded? Or possibly do we disguise the feeling? This sensation may root from something that controls our lives. Some routines and habits we have chosen to place into our daily lives and others we don’t have the power to choose. Is it possible that what is making us feel jaded is something that we are choosing to strive towards, that remains uncomfortably out of reach? What about events in our lives that cross our paths that we have no option other than to engage in… leaving us feeling jaded.

Consider that being jaded offers us endurance to push through, learn and embrace whatever the task is offering. Sometimes it takes being tired to wake up. When we feel we are reaching a point in our lives that we are still… just cruising along going through the motions… wake up! Take a step back and look at the big picture and experience what life has to offer.

Jaded… when you see crooked but you still walk straight. 

Time

Happy 2012 

Take care of it. Manage it. Embrace it. Feel it. Live it. Share it. Reflect on it.

There is something about time that no body can control… it never stops. Naturally time continues to rule our lives, we have no choice. What we can control is how we use our time. Remember to embrace every second, minute, hour, day, week, month and year. How do we choose to use our time? Who do we choose to spend our time with? Where do we spend our time? It might by visiting a special person, place or thing. Is this part of routine or something new? Just think… what do we all do with our time?

Do we make time for ourselves? If the answer is yes… still ask yourself the question is this enough? If the answer is no… consider what choices in your life you can make to create that time. There are some people that make a lot of time in their life for others… what about time for you? Make enough time for yourself or else time will take over.

Do you feel naked without your watch? Think about leaving it a home. 

Stained Glass

Imagine the colors you see... the images that are presented, the people the place the things that are all engraved in the stained glass. What colors shine through the glass when the sun is rising? How about when the sun sets? What about on a cloudy day…do we see a different image…do you maybe notice a part of the stained glass you have never noticed before? When its dim… we find emotion, thoughts and pictures we have never seen before. In contrast what about when the sun is shining so bright… all we can see is the image that gives off the most vibrant color… but when its dim we focus, search and find what it is you are meant to see.

I look at each one of us like a mosaic of stained glass. Our experiences; past, present and future create the images within our own stained glass. Our emotions, presence, being and state of mind create the colors in our own medley of glass. These can change depending on how the sun is shining through.

Recently I shared pieces of my own stained glass with individuals in my world. Letting others see your stained glass can possibly trigger them to think. Create. Paint. Trust. Balance. Find the rhythm. The interesting piece is that the people in my life who have contributed to my stained glass, and who have been aware of it saw a different image and light then those that were seeing it for the first time.

Find your stained glass. Look at it during the day and night. Keep it to your self or share it…

Remember that the sun creates beautiful light at all times of the day. 

Line up

Imagine if we all lined up in a straight line. How orderly the exterior would look although, the interior would be a mixture of incredible life. Judging a book by its cover is something that we started when we were young, over a simple picture book. It has now thrived into our adulthood and society. See past the cover and get within. Within the being of the person; the who, the what, the when, the where, the how. Take a chance and explore the details that are possible to learn from taking the curvy path. It’s about the hard turns in the trail, the highs and lows of the mountains, the wind and rain at the beach and the sun and snow in the universe. If order was taken all the time then were would the vibe generate? Think about how often in our daily life we line up. In our daily routine we line up every morning we wake up. Imagine what it is like to wake up and NOT get in line. How about cutting the line without consequence… it would create beauty.

Stand up straight but don’t tie your shoes. 

Finish Line

Sometimes it’s right there in front of you, other times we can see it through the thick fog ahead and then there are times we have no idea when or where it is… but it’s out there. Are the finish lines that are out of sight always the most challenging? Or are they the ones that push us, build us and create who we are. This doesn’t mean that the short ones should be deemed easy… these teach us patience and control… and the ones that are cloudy have their own lesson; overcoming and pushing through. Each one of us is on our own variety of journeys heading  towards many different finish lines. Some happen at the same time and others are spread out. The important thing to remember is sometimes we choose our paths but other times they are out of our control. Either way we are always working to reach the end… mix it up… run, walk, skip go backwards, go off the path feel the rough rocks, the smooth pavement, the cushioning yet soft sand, the fine yet dense snow, the flat ground, hills steady or steep….

Feel the rain, sun, snow and the bitter cold. It’s all part of the journey…