Testing and Tasting the Waters of Life

A friend recently reminded me of a quote by Joseph Campbell, the renowned American mythologist, author and lecturer.  He said that "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us". Many people have said the same thing in a myriad of ways and I agree completely.

The problem is that in order to let go we must have something to let go of ... It has been said that if we quiet our minds and listen the universe it will tell us what to do but if we don't know what our choices are the decision can be daunting.

I have found life to be a series of hills and valleys. At birth we are dropped either onto a hill or into a valley - the choice is not ours. As we begin to explore our surroundings however we soon realize our situation and it is at this point that we begin our true journey and, depending how adventurous we are, seek out new realms.

Of course it is totally dependant on each individual to make their own decisions lest we become entrapped in the dreams of others and most important to stand firm with our choices once made.
Now that we have established our existence it is time to build our foundation from which we will construct our new life. Until now we were mostly transients moving from hill to valley and thought to thought.

Every foundation is different from the next and it would be good if we could recognize the parameters of our own, which in turn will tell us what we can build on it and just who we invite to build with us.

So here comes the fun part ... Protected and secure in our new home we can relax a bit and enjoy our situation. Time to rest and dream now, let our minds take us to distant shores. Time to test and taste the waters of life and to let them wash over us. Time to swim in the river and practice our strokes before moving on to the lakes and oceans of life.

Know who you are, remember who you were and let life take you to who you can and will be!

I watched the earth from a falling star and thought the distance to be quite far, but as I sped quickly past the Moon my journey looked to be over soon.

Live life in the moment - every moment ...