It is lush and woodsy around the old schoolhouse. As I pass by I move into the industrial park of warehouses. It is in stark contrast to the life of the woods. The industrial park is bright and feels relatively barren. It reminds me of crossing a desert or when I was in New Mexico. There is life and beauty to be found I just need to look a little closer. This is where my meditation kicked into high gear and kept me going.

How does this relate to my life? Sometimes I need to shift my perspective to see the beauty and life around me. Beauty and blessings aren’t always obvious because I’m used to seeing them and defining them in a certain way.
I remember that was my experience in New Mexico. When I first arrived I thought it was ugly and barren. It was in contrast with the lush green in Pennsylvania. After a few days I began to appreciate the natural landscape of rocks and different vegetation.

This is no different with relationships. Sometimes I need to look a little closer within people to find their beauty and essence. Sometimes it’s because I don’t find them physically attractive, but many times it is their defenses that push me away and repulse me. It may be in their style of humor, grumpiness, control, or whining they have developed. It is how they have adapted to their environment for survival. There is always beauty to be found. There is a greater truth within them. There is a greater truth within myself that I am here to discover.

Here I was on a different hike.  Not the one I had planned, but I guess it was the one I needed.   OMG, really you say.  Who needs that shit.  Well, we all do sometimes.  Come on you have to admit, we all stop listening.  We get swept away in the moment and it feels good.

If you read my first post about the pesky mind I was trying to quiet, you now understand why.  Now I just wanted to be in the moment.  Living in the present moment I was fine. Living in the moment, being present in the NOW I became open to hear the universe.  I had set another intention for that day.  I had asked God to help me heal my relationships.   I was open to receive the inspiration and gifts.  In this meditative space I expanded my awareness to hear and receive the answers.

I walked.  Not far from my Mother’s home is a home an old friend used to own.  It’s an old school house she restored.  It was a huge under taking.  I admired her courage.  The new owners have added to her work and obviously love the place.  These Iris’s were along the road in a well kept garden.