A new day and I am ready ...

Choosing can be nerve racking ... what if I make the wrong choice?  What if I choose too soon?  What if I simply wait longer and then make the choice?  The choice will still be available, right?  I still have time, right?

No.

Choosing is a present moment action.  By not choosing, you have chosen.  The un-choice is made and circumstances begin to change instantly ... changing outcomes, options, possibilities ... and the initial choice. 

I have made many hasty choices in my life ... and now I am learning to listen to my intutition.  There are days I still struggle with the choices I have made ... but I chose ... good, bad, or indifferent ... I chose.  My experiences have granted me the opportunity to share, empathize, and laugh with others ... to be in relationship ... to be in community ... to be a part of the bigger picture ... life. 

Choosing brings responsibility and accountability ... two power words that many wish to run away from and hope that "someone else" will be there to rescue them from the choosing ... that is fear choosing ... a deadly, empty, meaningless choice  

When you choose from love ... from intuition ... from faith ... from the heart and the mind ... from knowledge ... from kindness ... from service ... you are present choosing ... life force fills your body ... you are energized.

There are no guarantees that your choice will be right ... but you chose ... you said yes to living!  

Learn from your choices ... notice the outcomes and how your choices affect your circle of relationships. 

Today I am choosing ... to write, to listen to my intuition, to move consciously into choices and seek counsel when necessary ... to explore, experience, and enjoy life!  How are you choosing today?

Today I am writing and I realize how much I have always loved to write.  I remember writing in my journals as a young girl and filling the pages with poetry and drawings ... but never showing my journals to anyone.

Each year I burn my journals.  No one sees the words, the poetry, the stories, the dreams, the questions ... I simply send the journals into the flames with gratitude, sorrow, joy, and uncertainty ... why are my dreams unfulfilled?  my questions unanswered?  my stories never told? 

As I write that paragraph, I hear the laughter ... another cosmic joke on my behalf ... at least I keep them amused. 

Today I am writing ... showing you that today is the day you write ... and share ... with someone. 

I remember the first time I wrote in my journal and the request was made to read aloud my writings ... I nearly cried ... or maybe I did ... I cannot remember because I do know my heart was beating wildly!  I thank Dianna each day for giving me the gift of truly listening and honoring my words ... a tradition we have kept together every Monday morning ... in a coffee shop ... tucked away in a small corner ... writing. reading. listening. writing. reading. listening.

And now I am writing for you to read, to explore, to journal, to find your path of awakening, manifesting and honoring.  I wonder ... where will your words lead you ... what dreams will manifest for you ... whose life will you influence ... yours? 

I believe each of us live a secret life of wishes and dreams tucked away in journals ... maybe now is the time to share ... to give each wish ... to give each dream ... LIFE.

And as we each write and read aloud our words ... the threads of life weave magic around each of us ... giving freedom ... trust ... faith ... community ... love.

Today I am writing ...

Today I am walking with my umbrella twirling high above my head.  I decided to paint my umbrella wild colors so the Universe can see just how bright I am ... the rains will splash across the top creating raindrops of color ... the winds will blow colors everywhere like streamers at a party ... yes, today I am walking with my umbrella!

I figured the last few years of wearing a black helmet, knee pads, and shin guards certainly didn't make my walk easy and bright ... just rigid and faltering ... and, yes, I accomplished alot over the years ... but did I choose easy, bright, and fun ... NOT!  I chose the "work hard to play hard guidebook to life "  and as much as this guidebook has served me ... I am done with this book ... thank you very much!  I have a new book ...

Today I am walking brightly into the day.  When a downpour of negativity showers me unexpectedly, I will have my glorious umbrella to keep me dry AND provide me with an absolutely beautiful shower of colors streaming off the umbrella edges ... because from those showers ... comes learning ... and I love learning. 

And when an unexpected wind storm threatens to blow me down, I will simply point my umbrella in the direction of the wind, walk boldly into the wind, and most likely end of laughing when the umbrella lifts me up off the ground to sail to new heights ... thank you wind for giving me flight!

And when the heat is too much to handle, I will walk easily under the shade of my umbrella ... twirling, strolling, resting, drinking water and knowing all is perfect ... because I am walking with my umbrella.

Today I am walking ...

Sometimes I sit under my umbrella ... close to the ground ... cozy and safe ... just needing a bit of time alone.  I can still see through the umbrella's colors but I just need time to breathe ... time to listen ... time to pray ... time to ponder ... time to me ... time to write ... time to cry ... time to truly see the glory of my life through my umbrella ... time to walk again ...

Today I am walking ... how about you?

Today I am discovering the options in my life ...

Yesterday gave me the perspective of the truth and the potential of the human spirit.  Eventhough we may see the absolute potential in someone else ... or even in ourselves ... truth wins. 

I am seduced by another's potential ... I agree to the relationship ... I am excited about the possibilites ... and then truth settles into the relationship ... and I am left alone with anger, frustration, and irritation ... why did they tell me they would help?  why did they say they could do the work?  why did they not follow through?  ahhh ... potential versus truth ...

Today I am discovering the acceptance of one's truth ... to honor their potential, but to trust their truth.  Potential has the ability to empower the human spirit, but fear can weave into the potential and create a web of unknowns for the human spirit ... and so we run and hide ... and make excuses or find fault or point fingers ... but really ... potential just wasn't ready to be seen by everyone in the world ... especially by the self.

Today I am discovering the ability to find peace in my place of truth and potential.  To notice when I am showing my potential to please my relationships because THEY see my potential ... but really, I am not ready to be my potential in that moment ... and to share the truth ... to honor the relationship with my truth ... to bless the other for seeing my potential and to simply say ... "no, I cannot ..." versus saying "yes, I can ..." because saying yes has risks of disappointment, anger and frustration in the relationship ... and I would rather say no and be truthful ... without the excuses ... and maintain the integrity of the relationship.

Live today in discovering your truth and your potential.  Notice when you make agreements in the hype of potential versus the foundation of truth.  Soon your potential will quietly stretch into truth and your life expands into the deepest realm of truth and potential.

Discover the honor of seeing potential and be willing to honor the truth to bless the relationship.