Thursday, April 21, 2011
Just a Quick, Lighthearted Gush
Since that last post was a bit more in depth and serious, I have to balance it also by saying that I am REALLY happy with Tav in our new place. It FINALLY feels like I have my own home...after years and years and years. Coming home is a genuinely heartwarming feeling and I am incredibly grateful. I just have to put that out there, because I really want to thank the universe. :) This feeling is LONG overdue and I totally appreciate it for all that it is.
Karma and the Backlash Catalyst
April; source of new beginnings, and the first full month of Spring.
This April has been action packed. Bursting at the seams with both positive and negative, the month has seen a handful of changes for both me and mine. When I take pause to examine it all, I am very grateful to be able to say that for my part, the changes have been positive, long over-due, and very much welcome. Unfortunately, that has not been the case for some of my dearest friends.
In the moments where we are still, as often must happen in the midst of our greatest conflicts, it becomes apparent sometimes that the patterns which govern our lives react to us as much as we react to them. Karma is a fairly widely recognized and accepted concept these days, and the more I spend time here on Earth, the more convinced I am that it plays a large role in our existence. More than that, I sincerely believe that Karma, or whatever force it may be, is not only a general part of our existence, but a huge contributing factor in our growth and eventual self actualization. Certainly, it is not Karma's presence alone which allows for expansion, but instead what we make of the circumstances it lends us.
To illustrate a bit further what I mean, I'll mention quickly a scene from the movie Evan Almighty, which coincidentally I watched/listened to on cable this weekend as background noise while putting away my dvds and living room furniture (in our brand new living room, which we absolutely love!). At the moment in point, God, played by the one and only Morgan Freeman, sits down with Evan's wife, whom is distraught because it seems her husband has gone crazy and her family is falling apart. Of course, God is dressed as a waiter in a diner, but his scripted, yet charming wisdom shines through as he tells her to "imagine what God might do if someone were to pray for strength, compassion, or patience. Wouldn't he most likely give that person the opportunity to be strong, compassionate, or patient?" This is all rather paraphrased, but the point remains. Whatever your religious beliefs or dogmatic pull, its an undeniable truth that most often, life actually does attempt to give you EXACTLY what you ask for in your deepest of hearts. It is through the experiences, turmoils and joys in each day that you are presented with the opportunities to learn your heart and how to proceed in its best interest.
Again, this past month I have witnessed one of my dear friends go through many personal hells, and as I have tried to be a good shoulder for her to lean on and base for her support, I have spent a lot of time pondering just what makes the universe center such a large chunk of wrath, so to speak, on one person. I think, that what I've come to, is simply, the need for change.
In her case, this change is a long time coming, thus, it is much MUCH more extreme. The change is not just in one aspect of her life, but many. And not just in the realm of physical or material changes, but emotional, and even so deep as to shake her personal core. And while it is extremely difficult to go through these changes, and none of us enjoy being in the midst of them, I think it is not only a huge tribute to those of us who make it through with strength and integrity, but also a huge part of growing closer to ourselves and our ideal futures (the futures we often don't even realize that we hold in mind for ourselves). This is why, I think, chaos does not always end well. Why sometimes terrible changes tend to spiral out of control. Some of this seems to rest in what our souls/subconscious's want...or have been repeating over and over, like broken records. If we can just break the pattern of sour thought, then maybe, just maybe, we can find the fresh start on the other side of backlash.
Karma really is just a catalyst for what we will make next.
This April has been action packed. Bursting at the seams with both positive and negative, the month has seen a handful of changes for both me and mine. When I take pause to examine it all, I am very grateful to be able to say that for my part, the changes have been positive, long over-due, and very much welcome. Unfortunately, that has not been the case for some of my dearest friends.
In the moments where we are still, as often must happen in the midst of our greatest conflicts, it becomes apparent sometimes that the patterns which govern our lives react to us as much as we react to them. Karma is a fairly widely recognized and accepted concept these days, and the more I spend time here on Earth, the more convinced I am that it plays a large role in our existence. More than that, I sincerely believe that Karma, or whatever force it may be, is not only a general part of our existence, but a huge contributing factor in our growth and eventual self actualization. Certainly, it is not Karma's presence alone which allows for expansion, but instead what we make of the circumstances it lends us.
To illustrate a bit further what I mean, I'll mention quickly a scene from the movie Evan Almighty, which coincidentally I watched/listened to on cable this weekend as background noise while putting away my dvds and living room furniture (in our brand new living room, which we absolutely love!). At the moment in point, God, played by the one and only Morgan Freeman, sits down with Evan's wife, whom is distraught because it seems her husband has gone crazy and her family is falling apart. Of course, God is dressed as a waiter in a diner, but his scripted, yet charming wisdom shines through as he tells her to "imagine what God might do if someone were to pray for strength, compassion, or patience. Wouldn't he most likely give that person the opportunity to be strong, compassionate, or patient?" This is all rather paraphrased, but the point remains. Whatever your religious beliefs or dogmatic pull, its an undeniable truth that most often, life actually does attempt to give you EXACTLY what you ask for in your deepest of hearts. It is through the experiences, turmoils and joys in each day that you are presented with the opportunities to learn your heart and how to proceed in its best interest.
Again, this past month I have witnessed one of my dear friends go through many personal hells, and as I have tried to be a good shoulder for her to lean on and base for her support, I have spent a lot of time pondering just what makes the universe center such a large chunk of wrath, so to speak, on one person. I think, that what I've come to, is simply, the need for change.
In her case, this change is a long time coming, thus, it is much MUCH more extreme. The change is not just in one aspect of her life, but many. And not just in the realm of physical or material changes, but emotional, and even so deep as to shake her personal core. And while it is extremely difficult to go through these changes, and none of us enjoy being in the midst of them, I think it is not only a huge tribute to those of us who make it through with strength and integrity, but also a huge part of growing closer to ourselves and our ideal futures (the futures we often don't even realize that we hold in mind for ourselves). This is why, I think, chaos does not always end well. Why sometimes terrible changes tend to spiral out of control. Some of this seems to rest in what our souls/subconscious's want...or have been repeating over and over, like broken records. If we can just break the pattern of sour thought, then maybe, just maybe, we can find the fresh start on the other side of backlash.
Karma really is just a catalyst for what we will make next.
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