When we are not aligned with our true self, we operate on auto pilot. We go through the motions of life, but with an underlying sense of being lost and incomplete. It leaves us feeling as though we are a man without an island with no real sense of foundation or purpose.
It was in third grade that I knew definitively that I was a writer. Writing absorbed me into a place of abandonment, like being swept away by your favorite song, words become the dance exuded from your heart and the story just unfolds, and yet, I’ve sputter through life for 50 years and only recently have I found my way back to writing. Time constraints and the necessity of a profession to support a family have been obstacles, but others haven’t let these things stop them from pursuing their passions. Has a lack of courage and self discipline been my downfall? Have I wasted years of honoring my true self and following my calling? Perhaps, but what if all the distractions of life, the lack of courage & self discipline, were part of my story? What if life were providing me with the rich content I would need to be my best?
To everything there is a season. It may take us years, even decades to reach a pivotal point in life, but without the journey we may not arrive with all the attributes needed to thrive at our destination. Even as we sputter along, knowing we are on auto pilot & not fully in-tune, and not where we would like to be, let’s celebrate each day knowing we are in preparation. A new season will come and with it we will find we are closer to honoring our true selves and following our hearts passions.
Seeds of Hope 