I'm Dying

As I lay awake...I keep thinking...I'm dying.

We all are.

From the day we are born, we are all moving towards death.

Now, I recognize how morbid that perspective may sound, but I'd like to focus on TRUTH... the capital T kind. Not my truth or your truth...but Truth!

And the Truth is: My death, as yours, is only a matter of when, not if.

Yet how many people do you know, act as if we have all the time in the world? How many people do you know, let hurt feelings, assumptions, judgments get in the way of a perfectly good relationship? And how many people do you know would treat "someone" differently if they "found out" they had a terminal illness? If you’re like me, you know many.

Personal perception does such a number on people. Stories, assumptions, misinterpretations, hurt feelings all play a big factor in how we choose to relate to one another. But would any of those things still matter if they knew that person would die soon?

Maybe, maybe not.

So as I sit here and embrace my mortality I wonder...what a world would look like where everyone knew..I mean really "knew" they were dying. Would the word, regret, vanish from our language? Would simple honesty replace assumptions? Would the saying" life's too short to..." actually is a way of life and not just a saying?

Just for one day, one week, one month....remembers the TRUTH and that the people in your life are dying.

And see what new possibilities of something changing arrive for you. Because as you know when you change your perception, things do change. That is what living the possibilities is all about.

I AM...

I can look very delicate but make no mistake, I am strong, resilient, determined, deeply committed to my purpose of being/ living in full expression of my true nature. I am beautiful. My beauty does not falter when standing alone or amidst thousands. I've never questioned my worth or my ability to be my very best. When I am among others along road sides, on rolling mountains or hiking trails I am honored, revered and acknowledged for my beauty. When I am in a garden or grassy yard I am regarded as less than, unwanted, unworthy of praise, even ugly. People call me names that fit their image of me. They label me as good or bad, beautiful or ugly, wanted or unwanted...spending precious time acting out their concept of who they consider me to be. But I pay no mind. For I am perfect exactly as I am. I shall never take on an identity someone other than God gave me. Be it Wild or Weed, I AM Flower. Nothing more, nothing less than I was designed to be. I AM Flower. I was meant to grow and blossom. That is the only truth. I AM Flower.

Holy Crap...that's Awesome!

Holy Crap...in a good way!
...I named this BLOG Living the Possibilities for a reason. I know in my gut, heart, mind, lower back, left foot and big toe that being "in the flow" of life is IT. It's IT. The only real IT. The only thing one really has to DO, to be happy, successful, fully alive is be in the flow. Trusting my passions, my gifts, my place in this world (well, that's trusting: I have a place in this world) is being in the flow of watching how life unfolds. Watching with the enthusiasm of a child, the wisdom of an old soul, and the attachment of a stranger. Combine all that, and add a dash of courage, a cup of faith and you have....viola...a great life. A life where things happen that seem impossible. This is the point of today's blog.... Living the Possibilities means to move forward and step into your life. To step into the path, the flow, the...whatever you want to call it. Imagining the possibilities is not the same as living them. Because our spirit has greater plans for us than we could ever just imagine. Live the Possibilities...because as you walk forward the possibilities will appear before you. Then Laugh Out Loud and say holy crap...that's Awesome!!!

What gets your attention?

Sitting in the window seat of a 747 I catch myself being in complete and total awe of the beauty below me. In this perfect moment, seeing the snow covered Rocky Mountains with a clean crisp bright blue sky surrounding the most amazingly perfect white puffy clouds....I felt...peace. Real peace. The kind that comes from BEing in the moment, bearing witness to such beauty. As others around me engaged with a new-found friend, read the trashy magazine, worked on laptops, slept, ignored the crying baby...put their tray tables in the upright position...I took a moment to look around realizing that within my view, I was the only one bearing witness to this...this amazing vista from the airplane window. I turned my attention back to my feeling of peace and as we flew through one of those perfect fluffy clouds...the plane started to bump, bounce, fall, rise, shake...and I laughed. Out loud. It felt like the tilt-a-whirl I used to love as a kid. It was so frickin cool! I took a second look around and saw that NOW everyone was in the "same" moment I was. Not feeling what I felt, but their attention was on the same thing. And I thought to myself, how interesting...."Will it always take the 'bump,' the discomfort, the fear, to get peoples' attention? As I turned back toward the window, watching the ground ascend, I thought, "I hope not."

Showing up

My father was a high school teacher and used to write sayings in chalk outside his classroom door. My favorite was "where ever you go, there you are." Not an overly complicated man, my dad, but he had his moments. So why does that tidbit of info come to mind? I'm sitting in a hotel room in LA and came here for....well.... I'm not totally sure. No I'm not an actress/waitress coming to LA to make it! I'm here on business, sort of. I have been stretching the limits of my reality. I'm following a gut decision to come to an "event," a symposium, if you will. I came here mainly to see who I will attract - not the sexual type of attraction. I'm talking about the Law of Attraction. Heard of it? So far the ONLY thing that has happened, is this BLOG....and it was a spontaneous move to create it now....but something I've wanted to do for some time.
So here I am.
Still here.
Nothing happening yet.
OH wait... I think someone is....never mind. Just some kids walking down the hotel hallway.
I guess the Law of Attraction doesn't work.
I hope you get my humor...yes...that's what I'm trying to do.
Anyway, back to my original point. I'm here, I've shown up! I'm trusting my gut/intuition. I did it. And that, my friends, IS my point. The "Now What?" will be revealed...in time. Here I AM!