Mid-week Inspiration,    

On a journey into the heart of the Kootenays I discover surrender. When one launches into a journey it is necessary to let go of home, yet for me, like so many, that only seems to come out of necessity.

I will still hold on a little because I am still tied at least a little to my personal identity, this thing I call Dale. But I have learned from many inspirational moments, when one arrives at the edge the only way to discover God and ones greater potential is to let go, surrender, to actually jump into the unknown. I jump!

That part of me so familiar, filled with fear of the unknown in this moment dies. The greater part, that me who lives in expectation, enjoys a new found freedom for this fleeting moment. Until once again, the old fear filled self reappears to establish control over this human life, this little experience.

Yet still I have grown. In that brief death the part that lives eternally in fear has lost a little more of its grip upon me. My life has moved one step closer to the joy of my being. Another epiphany; I know I am coming home. No longer is the fear able to hold me back.

This weekend pilgrimage has brought me closer to my Divine calling. I arrived through an incident with my truck breaking down. I came into this rich experience because I was willing to see this 'crisis' in a new way. I was willing to see an opportunity and thereby create an opportunity from what would otherwise have been a disaster.

How often, in how many ways do we allow our fears and doubts create disaster out of challenges? It really is up to each of us to rethink our lives and when we do, we promise ourselves a richer life. At first it is not easy; initially we are literally running up against a wall of past expectations. Yet with patience, perseverance and a new outlook of expectancy we can all recreate our lives. All it really takes is a new thought.

Sometimes we need to make big changes; we need to find the kind of people who truly resonate with our way of thinking. We need to find the ones who support our outrageous ideas rather than laughing at us through their own little vision. Sometimes we need to take little steps of faith first.

Sometimes we need to celebrate our victories and record them. Always we must affirm that we are the one we wish to become. The time to start is always today. I leave off with this favorite quote by Goethe: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

Blessings,