Navigating Through Challenges

Today is Day 2 of my own personal 52 Day meditation. Yesterday started with a meditation on Navigation -- how does one navigate through this crazy mixed-up world? The only way I have found is by following my intuition, by dancing through life (and sometimes by the seat of my pants), and in trusting that where Life is moving (pushing, shoving, kicking) me is where I need to be.

I've tried the resistance thing, the manipulation thing, the I know better thing. None of them get me very far. Once I stopped resisting, stopped the insanity of manipulating situations to be what I thought was right...once I stopped all of that...I discovered that Life was there all the time just waiting for me to get out of the way.

I must admit that I live a charmed life. I'm married to a wonderful man, I have an incredibly creative job, a lovely home with gorgeous gardens, and 3 divine, magical, furry creatures (cats) who live with us. But I have to say that the first 30 years of my life (I'm 61 now) are a blur and a life that is unrecognizable to me. The last 31 years have been filled with adventure, discovery and a lot of joy. The adventure has not been without challenges though.

Yes, challenges -- which is today's meditation. I find the easiest way to navigate through challenges is to change the way I see them. So much of the world correlates challenges with restrictions and limitations.

The by-line of this blog is "Living the Truth of Who I Am" -- and that's what I do. I choose to see challenges as opportunities -- for growth, for expanding the radiance of love, for breaking through or breaking down barriers. Is it easy to live this way? The answer should be "Yes", right? Most of the time it is easy, but habitual ways of thinking and doing things, conditioning, attitudes of accusation, blame and criticism are always lurking in the background, ready to spring into action at a moment's notice.

And yes, I do get caught in those trappings on occasion. What I have found though is a miracle. Because time is moving so quickly these days, the returning cycle (what goes around comes around as my Mom used to say) is quickened BUT so is the lesson learned. So as quickly as I'm knocked off center, I can regain my balance and hop right back on the train going NOW HERE. It's a journey I wouldn't change for anything in the world.

Have I told you that I teach Nia (www.nianow.com)? Of course I have! Dance Through Life! Go ahead! The invitation is always there...