(Re)Finding My Guides

I was reading a book where someone mentioned checking in with her “guides”.  It wasn’t even a spiritual book – it was a mystery story!  But it clicked.  Now, the presence of guides is something I have known about for more years than I intend to let on, but my accessing of my guides kind of disappeared in a flurry of hurry and the self-importance of “managing my own life,”  It doesn’t matter whether you believe that a guide is a spiritual entity that is designated to support, protect and advise you, or whether you simply believe that it is a part of yourself that observes and subconsciously puts the pieces together to provide very good advice when you tune into it.  The point is, that a guide can be a crucial part of making your life work.

 

When I tuned in again, I found that taking that few extra minutes a day (or many times during the day, when needed), made a huge difference in how I processed things.  I have really had a delightful week, despite some challenges.  I have had meetings that have turned out much more positively than I had any reason to expect; I have found people that I delight in knowing that have the skills and information I need to do new and exciting things; I have completed my days feeling more relaxed and satisfied than normal; and I have taken the time to take better care of myself.

 

The trick is remembering to keep this up!  It is so easy to backslide and think it is something automatic, when it really is a discipline that needs to be a part of my life each day.  So far, so good!  I’m onto something (again) that I have always known!

In Praise of “Clouds”

There haven’t been clouds in the morning for several days, and I miss them.  Something too “same” about the beautiful, blemishless blue.  Perhaps this is why challenges appear in our lives.  We need contrast, movement, change. 

And yet, in life, change is something that is often feared.  People want to cling to the sameness, the easily realized expectations.  But there is no growth there.  This week has been lessons in adaptability for me.  Things continue to crop up that need to be dealt with.  There is no resting on my laurels.  I feel tired, but I also think I am a better person.    However, after many days of “clouds”, I do long for – and cherish the broad expanse of blue prior to the rising of the sun.  If possible, I would like a couple of days to consolidate what I have learned!