UPDATE April 17, 2020: I wrote this a few years ago, after a very difficult time for me, that some of you may have witnessed. It is sitting here in my blog as a “private” post which means (I think) that no one can see it except for me. I am going to make it a public post now. I do not know whether that means it will be sent out to all my blog subscribers or not. So, if you get it, be sure to notice that I actually wrote it in 2018.

ORIGINAL POST:

As the days and hours continue to pass, things shift and change, as they always do. That’s the greatest gift and the important thing to remember. Nothing stays stagnant. You can’t step into the same river twice.

That’s about all there is to it. If you can remember and stay rooted in that truth alone, then you can weather any storm, emotional, material or otherwise.

Someone reminded me the other night about curiosity. To stay curious about what is happening, what is being offered, what the Mystery is communicating. Always. Through any crisis, real or perceived.

And I realized, curiosity is one of the keys. If I am curious, I can’t be hiding. If I am curious, I am receptive. Curiosity brings me out of the shadows and into the light of love.

Curiosity allows me to have a continuous conversation with the Mystery about what is happening. About how it is serving my evolution and all of humanity’s evolution.

And that, my friend, is ultimately why am I writing this blog. To stay curious and to share curiosity, as well as insights, adventure, pain and joy.

I’m writing this blog to provide a reflection for you as well as an outlet for me. I’m willing to let you see the struggles and the winding path and the circuitous route through what most of us feel we have to hide.

I’m doing this because I want you to feel less alone. And less like you have to hide. I’m calling to everyone (yes, everyone) to liberate yourself.

Freedom now.

Freedom from what you think you have to do, say, think, make amends for, cleanse, remove, change, purify, fix or make right.

Come to the temple dirty and unkempt, in crisis or with clarity, alone or enjoined. Enter at will. Allow the cool welcoming beautiful interior of your heart be your home. Become more and more willing to let what you think is shadow or darkness come out, be seen and drink from the light.

There is no enemy. Not really. Everything is happening for you.

Ask yourself: “What is Being Offered?”

If you’d like to comment below or privately email me your response to that question, I’d be honored to receive it for you. If you just want space to be held for your process around this, okey dokey. Holding space is what I do naturally. And, if you want some insight or response, I’m happy to offer that also. Just let me know. (2020 UPDATE: You can also book a tarot session for a donation or trade to get a reading from me about this or any subject).

Eternal gratitude to Vanessa Stone, whose words and teachings I am freely plagiarizing here. I know it’s ok, because it’s all just the truth and there is nothing that can really be copyrighted when it comes to truth.

Finally…please receive this gift from Rumi ( translated by Coleman Barks, set to music by Sudhananda, performed by Shimshai):

From The Illuminated Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks, illustrated by Michael Green.

P.S. Sorry about the ads that appear in the youtube video – I haven’t learned how/if I can remove them.