Strength
February 22, 2011
Time has condensed so much recently.
I have forgotten how wonderful it is to physically connect with friends to share our brotherhood and sisterhood. I have forgotten there is always an exception to what we know as routine. I have forgotten that not sleeping as many hours in exchange for soulful conversation is so well worth it. I have forgotten that human contact can actually be very sweet. I have forgotten that it is really a treat to have food on the table without having to cook! I have forgotten that deep strength is to be able to stop at times, and marvel at our fragile vulnerability.
The growth of the planet, of each individual is accelerated immensely, and it is the pledge of many to move forward. A quick growth sometimes neglects the child within, who only hopes to hold on tight to mommy and never letting go. And it is in true strength, that this child is honored, and listened to with full attention when she keeps pulling the adult’s sleeve, wishing to talk.
On the path, no one can give us strength. No one can make us stronger or less afraid. Neither can strength be feigned or masked or forced upon. Traumas, dramas do not necessarily build strength either. A hard-shelled exterior does not always mean one is strong.
True strength is to connect back to the fire of our heart, and live and walk each moment of this life with grace. It is to honor each moment of fragility, every mistake, repeated falls and bruises, yet have sufficient grace to make the best of it. It is to live the totality of what we have in each moment in time. Emotions do not disappear suddenly one day, if they are not honored, to their full totality, they will haunt you forever; you can choose to disregard them, but not for long. Also choose to honor emotions in your solitary time and space so as to not invade another being with this energy, while remembering that in emotions, there is no love. Thus allow yourself the time to honor them, and move on back into, the totality of love.
On this day I wish to honor a friend who has shown me deep strength in life. May what he is going through be guided by the immense grace in his heart.
