"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ― Gautama Buddha
Ahhh. What wonderful words. What wonderful, wonderful, wonderful words that I finally – FINALLY – have come to understand.
And it is time. Time to begin a love affair with myself. (ha-ha, pervs. Not THAT kind of ‘time’ with myself. Wait… oh, yea... you're pretty much right, but that's not where I am going with this. *wink)
It has occurred to me, with crystal clarity, that I am lucky enough to get to choose what I want in this life. What I want. Who I want to be. What to stand for, where to live, how to work and serve and give. Who to learn from and who to teach. When to dance or cry or sing. How to play and create… every little thing and every big thing… if I can dream it… well, you know the rest.
This is your life. You can do and be and see and feel and experience! Fall down and get up as many times as you like! When you focus on the greater possibilities in creating your own reality, you end up raising the bar higher. And higher. And higher and higher. You then find yourself simply rising up to meet that bar… and in meeting that bar, you end up meeting… well… YOU.
The authentic you that’s besties with God and plays ball with the Angels. Your highest form, spiritual-embodied, light-being you. Unafraid and filled with joy, no matter the set-back or perceived success. The you that takes time for as much play as work and that cries without apologizing for doing so. The you that finds as much gratitude in
paying a bill and putting food on the table, as in the love of your child or friend, the movement of a cloud or the brush of the winds. The you that just does it, just goes for it, just lives with unwavering trust, passion and purpose. And once you’ve met your best self, together, you continue to meet that high bar.
Really? How did I get here? Could it really be that easy? Ok. So, yea. Not every step was smooth. You had to work. You had to do some hard work. There were some mechanical failures, but you pit-stopped, fueled up, hit the road and made it to the greater destination… which only lead to another greater destination, and another, and another…
Our own unique journey, filled with decisions and actions that we all get to make in creating ourselves and our lives. If you’ve never really thought about this and take the time to do so… moving into a deeper space of “feeling” it’s truth can be pretty damn empowering. And kinda like Christmas morning. Every morning.
I vow to remember this, to close my eyes and breath into that ‘feeling’ space… Even on my days of struggle, I can still remember. The Soul does not forget. I will come back to my highest level, most kick-ass self. I will embrace myself, love myself and continue creating. I will continue creating myself and a life more than deserving of my love and affection.
Won’t you join me? xo