April 2012 ~ The Sands of Time

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April 2012 ~ The Sands of Time

Apr 1, 2012

If you’ve walked on the beach, at some point, you may have turned around and seen your footprints in the sand. And, as you follow the path of your prints left behind, you can see how they wind and weave in and out with some beginning to fade into the distance or disappear into the tumbling waters.

Though I love living in the Southwest desert I enjoy visits spent on the beach looking into the blue waters of the ocean tides. For me, it is one of the most moving, fulfilling, peaceful, powerful and spiritual experiences I have had and I am always drawn by the ocean’s magnificence and unseen mysterious depths. Looking into the horizon it seems as if I can see forever in a sunrise or sunset and touch the face of God ~ open to receive and know and be in my body, my soul, my heart and my life ~ coming together in many ways for me the picture seems complete and tranquil.

Throughout my adult life, I have lived in the mountains, the ocean and now, the desert and I’ve recently noticed that each one of these natural works of art ignited in me opportunities to grow further, experience myself, and others, more deeply becoming more aware of my choices, my thoughts, my actions, and my intentions. I have not always made the best decisions nor have I always made everyone happy but I seemed to have an innate desire to make things better in some way in most of my endeavors. Even when I was younger I noticed that I seemed to have a conscious thought process that strongly attempted to steer me free and clear of disaster. I have been able to learn quite a lot from the choices I have made ~ some with my heart, my mind, my ego and, over the latter years of my life, utilizing more confidently my own intuitive guidance.

Much like the footprints in the sand I see my life could easily be described as a series of steps taken in order to attain certain goals. Some steps were taken while making a career move, ending a relationship or beginning on a journey that few people would ever understand. The weight that these steps have made in my life may have changed me forever as it would be impossible to ever stay the same. Life offers us so many choices each and every moment ~ even if we decide to procrastinate on making a decision we may now recognize that we have already made a decision by allowing someone else to step in and take the reins, as it were, in order for a decision to be made. Each one of these moments have imprinted me and left behind a story, an experience, a lesson learned or one soon forgotten. Some have created misunderstandings and some have cleared the way for a new beginning to emerge because I simply said yes or no or stayed home or I showed up, unexpectedly.

There were a few steps where I stood in my life for longer than I would have liked to due to procrastination or waiting for a sign from the Universe (or another person!) and then there were times where time just stood still when I no longer had the strength to go on or I stopped to enjoy the view. The times in between the footsteps may have been where life went by so quickly and before I knew it three years had passed and I was blindly living my life in the microcosm of time that was created by a job or my own fears of growing older, especially alone.

We all have these days, months or even years when we feel that we are placing one foot in front of another unable to determine where we are headed or where we want to go for the next chapter in our lives. We may not even know how we are going to make it through the day because of the twists and turns our lives have taken veering us off the course of our well planned lives. In the past few years I have known a few people that were strategic “planners” that had their lives turned upside down because of some (un)fortunate situation. I think that even in our darkest moments it is ingrained in us to search for the light as we are always looking for that glimmer of hope, of guidance, of approval or peace. We expect so much from others, in some situations, that when they do not meet up to our expectations we attempt to leave them behind in the mess we helped create running from what we thought was the plan for our future instead we’re finding that the pain of our pasts are haunting us all over again.

Just like the footprints in the sand…the ones closest to you may seem larger and more defined and then there are others that have been washed away by the tides, like forgiveness clears the way for a new path, a new journey a new future.

If you feel stuck in the moment, as if your life is standing still, just stop and turn around and see the tracks you’ve left behind and decide if you like what you see. Time has a way of healing a wound if we just give it the resources and the chance to heal on its’ own. Time also offers us another day to take a new road, a different path, one we may choose to continue alone or to be carried in faith, the choice is ours. Look ahead and see the fresh virgin sands that each and every day offers you. Use your imagination to draw from your heart and soul’s desire to forge your way and find the light inside of you as you walk in this world.

Walk in faith utilizing more of your insight...and relying less on your eyesight.

Michaelene
Intuitive Consultant (Personal, Business, Hospice)
www.Sun2SoulTransitions.com
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