Do it ANYWAY.... Stay TRUE

LIFE IS PERSONAL.  

OK Sure..., our life is woven in and out amongst that of our friends, family, work, and all the other different pieces of the puzzle in the flowing stream of our experiences....But underlying all of this is the PERSONAL LIFE of ours: Our Dreams, our Values, our Aspirations, our Morals.  It's these CORE Truths which our own actions and way of living stem from.  If we hold steadfast in our TRUTH, the Authentic Self freely shines.  

But how easily do we get "Distracted"????  Distracted by THAT neighbour; what they're doing; how they responded; how we are judged; how the world didn't 'co-operate' that day; by that inconvenient resistence that  wasn't MEANT to arise; the coulda, woulda shoulda's; and the fear driven 'what ifs'??.  How easily do we veer away from the TRUTH of what each of us ASPIRE to as honest, pure and well-intentioned human beings BECAUSE we're affected by that which is outside of ourselves?  Do we get distracted from persevering to live according to our TRUE Self because of external distractions?

In a recent 'fed up' grovel I was spilling about an incident that just WASN'T meant to happen and put pressure and temptations on me to REACT...... Someone I very much respect and admire responded with....: 'Saya... Just keep being true to your Authentic Self despite it and keep on going.  Simple as that.  See this All as your LIFE PRACTICE'.  How beautiful are those words?....  "LIFE PRACTICE."  I like the feel of those words.

The Way of our LIFE is PERSONAL.... and it's good to ask "do I sway away from my values and who I aspire to be in order to suit the 'everything else?' that's occurring and distracting me?  Rather, it's best to have an unwavering loyalty and strength, in being TRUE to who we have chosen to be in this gorgeous existence we are blessed with.  I have re-visited the below message time and time again and it sums it up pretty nice.  To hold steadfast in honoring one's own SPIRIT...., TRUTH.  To no matter what, remain AUTHENTIC, WHOLESOME and  PURE in how we carry out ourselves in this existence.  The bottom line is, the correct WAY to live, is ultimately between you and the luminous spirit that is your TRUTH within.  Keep honouring it no matter what.

xo

DO IT ANYWAY

People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centred.  

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.  

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.  

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.  

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.  

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.  

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.  

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it may never be enough.  

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God.  

It was never between you and 'them' anyway.

- Mother Teresa

   

Making time for Desiderata

What a week!!  Any others out there who are emotionally and physically EXHAUSTED after a whirlwind week..... running around frantically... unsure about what destination you're chasing but just anxious about getting SOMEWHERE? 

In the midst of such chaotic and heavy times in life,... I love it when in a fleeting moment as you're going about your busy day.... something catches your eye, and you actually LOOK and STOP.  And really appreciate whatever THING it is that caught your eye, because you know without a shadow of a doubt you were MEANT to encounter it at that very moment in your life.

For me this week it was Desiderata......  A plaque displaying this gorgeous poem, peered down at me from the corner of my friend's kitchen cupboard.  I'd never noticed it before on any of my visits to see her until now.  She pulled the plaque down for me, dusted it off and I read it with her then and there.  I thought.... Thank YOU, thank you, THANK YOU.  And even more sweet was her insisting that I take the plaque home with me because she knew I needed it right now.

Then within days I'm back full speed again, going about my frantic days but this time travelling interestate.... and what do I see again sticky taped onto someone's bathroom wall?  Desiderata.

For all the other frantic freaks out there not living in the present moment ... STOP for Desiderata xoxoxo

DESIDERATA

Go Placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence.  As far as possible be on good terms with all persons.  Speak your truth quietly & clearly & listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.  Avoid loud & aggressive persons they are vexations to the spirit.  If you compare yourself with others you may become vain & bitter; For always there will be greater & lesser persons... than yourself.  

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.  Keep interested in your own career however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.  Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.  But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.  Many persons strive for high ideals & everywhere life is full of heroism.  

Be yourself.  Especially do not feign affection.  Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment, it is perennial as the grass.  Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.  

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.  But do not distress yourself with imaginings.  Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness.  Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.  You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars.  You have a right to be here and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.  

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be & whatever your labours & aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.  With all its sham  & drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.  Be careful.  Strive to be happy.

- Max Ehrmann (1927)