Today I woke up in a dream and wandered the countryside with the dirt under my feet, the breeze in my hair, the sunshine on my shoulders and the buzz of nature in my ears. It was better than coffee. It was sublime. With moments like these I can't help but feel immensely grateful for life and for the relationships and experiences that I have cultivated, enjoyed, and learned in.
Relationship indeed requires cultivation and commitment to the process of growth. In relationship with self and others we must participate in the entire process from planting the seed of truth, weeding, and nurturing faith that if tended mindfully there will be a harvest to reap. Relationship is hard work, there is no doubt about it; however, we have incredible power in when we choose to grow based on what we are willing to see (be unafraid of). Recently I have been thinking a lot about shame, guilt, and worry and how these emotions can impede or improve relationship depending on how we relate to them, rather than be blinded or disabled by whatever fear fuels them.
Shame, guilt, and worry are emotions in which we have great
power to move into a new space by willingly seeing what is within or without
that requires attention. Make a different choice, ask for forgiveness, or speak
a truth. Be nakedly honest about
where the emotion is rooted. Embrace all emotions for it is the sum that makes
us beautifully human, but remember: Do the work and you DON'T have to live there.
Some steps are harder than others, but building relationship upon truth is a journey worth taking.
Love.
