Release the Hold

Nov 25, 2011

Release the Hold


It is a great thing to know our vices.
                                                                                  Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC)

For those of you of have ever struggled with a vice, you know that the grip can be as strong as an anchor at the bottom of the sea. It can render you immobile, keep you struggling and it can drown you. There is no grey area. It encourages us to fight or to give in. It tempts us and taunts us and threatens to be perfect. It makes false promises and gives us hope of temporary courage. It lets us see what we want to see. The mirror mirror on the wall and who’s the fairest of them all?

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
                                                               Abraham Lincoln 

Not having the gift of mortality lends itself to a sense of getting it right, right now. There is integrity in the honesty.  Their is hope in the fortitude of the approach. Your moral fiber isn’t covered in sin. You just branded yourself a survivor so you could overcome the memories. You buried your thought process behind the misguided representation of a life left behind. You did what you had to do to face the day.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
                                                              Sir Winston Churchill

Whatever habits you picked up along the way, you did it because you needed someone or something you didn’t know how to ask for. Or you thought your prayers went unanswered or the strife of time became too much for you and you couldn’t hold on. It alludes to the fact (whether you want to admit it or not) that you are human and deep down below the surface you are ready to release the hold. 

Our greatest virtue will always be the art of humility. It is in weakness that there can be strength. It is in bewilderment that there can be courage. It is in admission that there can be freedom. When released from the clutch of your internal story, you realize things will inevitably be different. 

You won’t need recognition. You will trust that your honor holds great promise. You will settle in to being who you were meant to be and you won’t be afraid to see who that is. 

What are you holding on to?




 



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Quiet Please

Nov 23, 2011

Quiet Please

It seems as of late, there hasn’t been much to say. There have even been moments when the thought of never writing again didn’t scare me. Maybe it’s all been said, maybe the exhaustion got the best of me, maybe the quiet was just too perfect.

When something moves you, follow your instinct and see where it leads.  When you’re tired get some rest.  When you are feeling lethargic force yourself to exercise.  When you’re life isn’t working the way you would like it to, change it.

The unhappiness and negativity surrounding my living space finally hit home. It was breeding like a cancer and the only evident cure became to adhere to the proverbial vortex and wait it out. It wasn’t easy to relinquish the control that was fooling me all along but the key would be to stop engaging. To just be quiet.

In the vulnerability was the hope of something new. In the quiet were the answers. In the peace, it was okay to wait. There was prayer, and meditation and rethinking objectives. There was determination and humility and embracing new beginnings. There was some fear but it was overcome by the power of prayer and meditation. When you believe in the powers that be a funny thing happens, the world will give you what you ask of it.

What is your quiet telling you?

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Pocket full of Empty

Nov 22, 2011

Pocket full of Empty

Time passes and doesn’t ever wait. Like a train in the night it will show us the scenery if we can focus long enough on the landscape whizzing by.  We jump off from time to time to see what’s in store for us and when we’re ready, we get back on.

Rustling through our pockets we find our ticket, stamped over time like the passport of a world traveler.  Branded once again we stuff it back away and we head down the aisle to find our new seat.  We have no luggage here. We have our armor, our knowledge, and our memories.

Traveling through the experiences we’re lucky if we learn something. We learn to treat people a little nicer. We commit to not engaging in negativity.  We familiarize ourselves with hope.  We acquire skills that ensure our successes. We embrace humility so our mistakes will catapult us forward.  We become proficient in self forgiveness. We memorize what makes us happy. We hold hands when we feel alone.  We try to smile when we feel sad.  We establish relationships that make us want to be better people.  We stay away from those that bring us down.  We soak up the beauty in life. We gain comprehension. We assimilate growth. We love.
We commit to being along for the ride and we are open to where it might take us.  We reinvent ourselves when is needed and we embrace the change. We don’t always make calculated guesses and sometimes we throw caution to the wind.
Sometimes the sound of coming to a stop wakes us from a slumber and we realize so many stops have passed us and that’s okay because now we are well rested and aware.
It’s then we realize it’s time to get off and we won’t be getting back on for awhile, so at the next stop we empty our pockets, letting our ticket fall to the floor, because for now, we’re home.
Where’s your ride taking you?

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