On the path...

As in my last post, once again spring is the theme. It inspires me to share my thoughts and in today's words, I have decided to share an interesting realization that has happened.

I have been very pensive in the last week or so, and especially in the last few days. What is my plan in a year's time? Where do I see myself being in a few years? What do I want to do with my life?

So many ideas pop into my head. Yes, I want to be a photo journalist for National Geographic. Yes, I would like to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize by the time that I turn 40. Yes, I want to make a difference. But... what does that look like? How am I going to make a difference? Will I be able to make a difference? I turn to others in hope of a sign; a beacon showing me the way; someone to tell me that I am doing the right thing.

And then today, I read the following:
"One of Gautam Buddha's most significant contributions to the spiritual life of humankind was to insist to his disciples, "Be a light unto yourself." Ultimately, each of us must develop within ourselves the capacity to make our way through the darkness without any companions, maps or guide."

Wow. Talk about a sign. And so I continue, on my journey of self-discovery, of self-trust, it's a path unknown but one that I know will be the right one.

Musings

Spring is definitely upon me and with it comes my time of musings. My mind floats on, pensive of the world around me, awakening, coming alive, seeing again, the freshness and the possibilities of this world that sometimes feels vast and perhaps even a bit empty, empty amongst the concrete, the bustle, the cries and the shouts. Then the sound of a bird trilling at sunrise, a bike downshifting at a light, that heavy earthy scent of land being exposed after a snowy winter. Inspiration surrounds me and so I write and I share.

Thoughts.
Thoughts stem from emotions occurred during a moment. Realization awakens a part of the grey that had been forgotten. Flow through the moments and allow the freedom to live. Each cell remembers its meaning once all control is relinquished. Further along, travel becomes the norm. Experience from the micro to the macro; the macro to the micro. Free of expectation, free of ego. Pura Vida.

This figure sits on the lotus leaf of perfection, gazing at the beauty of the night sky. She knows that "home" is not a physical place in the outside world, but an inner quality of relaxation and acceptance. The stars, the rocks, the trees, the flowers, fish and birds - all are our brothers and sisters in this dance of life. We human beings tend to forget this, as we pursue our own private agendas and believe we must fight to get what we need. But ultimately, our sense of separateness is just an illusion, manufactured by the narrow preoccupations of the mind.

Trust in the beauty, let go of the ego, there is a meaning to it all and it's easier to take the lazy route and let it all flow together