Food For Thought

I love this jewelry box my sweet friend Kelly gave me for Christmas. I love the wood build, the size and of course I love the message most of all. It's so true, isn't it? Often I see myself and my friends waiting in anticipation for the perfect moment to do something, to change our paths, to take a risk--waiting for the "storm" to pass, the stars to align or the go ahead sign from above that this moment is the safe one we have been waiting for. Often we find ourselves waiting for some kind of approval from the outside when we should be listening to the self within. While I am a firm believer in trusting the process and having patience with the Universe as it conspires to bring us our greatest good ("faith" could be, in my humble opinion, a synonym for patience) I am also a firm believer in recognizing life in the present. I am a firm believer in seizing the day, going with your gut and listening to our inner guides. I am a firm believer in living, laughing and loving no matter what. Let's face it--there will always be a reason not to do something. There will always be a risk or two involved with making choices. Sometimes, sacrifices will have to be made. There will always be someone saying (maybe even our ego) "but what if it doesn't work out?".

I guess I can't help but think "yea...but what if it does?".

My mom always tells me to pull myself up by my bootstraps and move forward. I choose those straps to be attached to my fabulous pair of Hunter rainboots. So long as we are waiting for the skies to clear, we might as well dance in the cool, refreshing, life giving and sustaining rain, right?

Love and Light,

Trish