Yesterday I wrote a poem. Today I'll be busy with the collards and black-eyed peas and watching the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (hopefully) win some post-season game in Orlando. But first I was ruminating on one of my favorite poets, Rumi. He and I share the same birthday, different century. (Rumi - ruminating. I wonder . . .) Here are some of his words of wisdom; they seem to fit the theme of "change" that accompanies the beginning of every new year.
“Try
not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live
through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How
do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to
come?” ~ Rumi
Doesn't everybody resist change at one time or another—or nearly always? I want to get better at simply surrendering to change. That is, change that isn't clearly "bad" for me, but might scare me a little. Or a lot. I want to try letting life live through me. Allow it to flow without blocking the life force with fears and excuses born from the fear. Time to step up, be braver. To simply allow without trying to control. Time to rethink running away. To inhale change and exhale the crippling staleness of "I always have..." or, or, or. You know the words you use. I know the words I use to talk myself out of adventures. Out of risk taking. In the days ahead when I hear myself cranking up the excuses, I'll pay attention and invite the excuses to remove themselves from my mind.
How DO I know that the side I'm used to will be better than the one to come? Only way to find out is to allow. Give up resistance to change. Maybe I'll do that. Are you with me?
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Wishing you fearless non-resistance to whatever change the "new" year brings, along with gratitude
for enriching my life with your presence here. LL
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