Have you ever wondered what you could do to birth more peace, joy, and harmony into your life?
Are the cycles of your reality playing over and over each day like a skipping record?
Does your life ebb and flow but never truly evolve despite fervent prayers and petitions for change? Has COVID-19 impacted your life so significantly that you don’t believe you’ll ever be whole again?

Today, I was up by 4:15, writing poetry that very few people will ever read. In the quiet, with the still dark morning beckoning at the window, I recognized, again, how fleeting time is. I thought about the questions I just asked you, knowing that simple words can’t change realities.

In our humanness, when we don’t experience relief from profound sorrow or pain, when we’re on our knees, begging for change, but it doesn’t materialize, it’s challenging to be patient. 

Perhaps, you’ve been praying for health or happiness for someone you love. Maybe, you need something positive to happen right now or are completely exhausted, yearning for alterations in many areas of your life.  

Many of us live in an instant gratification world; hot water, heat, shopping, and technology on demand. We’ve lost patience and expectancy, so when change doesn’t happen on our time schedules, we often presume that we’ve failed to pursue our desires with enough gusto and walk away. The real failure, though, is in giving up. 

“Try again” is easy to say, but bringing aspirations to fruition takes more than two words, so we often retreat. Ultimately, the change we seek doesn’t seem worth the effort, so we choose the “shut up and deal dance:” It’s sometimes easier to acquiesce to a myriad of unacceptable than standing up demanding to be heard.

Avoiding all conflict to live peacefully with others doesn’t work. Giving up or giving in leads to anger, resentment, frustration, self-doubt, or sadness—not sharing what you desire surrenders your ability to live into your highest self. Your needs won’t e met without letting others know how you feel. And, if you want someone to change to make you happy, you may undermine what they need, assuming they’re willing to ignore what’s important to them! What’s required is finding common ground and respectful compromise! 

Seeing every moment as a gift can be challenging, but each morning we have an opportunity to begin anew. We may not wake up with a new reality, but we get to decide what we can do differently this day.

Life is capricious, just like the wind. How we lean into it determines how we experience our continually changing reality. 

Permit yourself to cry, shout for joy and listen to the quiet voice inside you.
Connect with another human—you may change their day!
See yourself as strong, resilient, and beautiful at your core.
Remember that this moment you’re in right now is the only one that’s guaranteed.
Be thankful for the gift you are in our world, and bend with the winds of change as they move through your life.

Blessings,
Kay

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