Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post called Vision, What Vision? It was about what having a vision means in these times of uncertainty, and what is possible now with regards to life vision.
In that blog post, I listed some questions that I suggested we might consider as a means of orienting ourselves in this emerging, evolving, changing, sometimes-chaotic environment.
I forgot the most important question.
For those of you who missed that post, here are the questions that I asked:
- What do we actually want our lives to be, when we are fully at choice again?
- What pieces from our former “normal” do we want to pick back up?
- What pieces would we rather leave behind?
- What would we like to introduce into our lives that may be completely new?
As I worked with those questions myself, it became blindingly obvious that those questions cannot be truly answered until you ask yourself: What really matters?
So, I invite you to ask yourself that question.
I have a feeling that most of us have gotten some deeper clarity about the answer to that question over this COVID-19 time.
I was surprised when I started to really think about that question for me.
The first things that came to me were some of the things that have been cornerstones for me, always, but especially in the last year:
- My family. Especially my “pack”: my husband and my dog Bella (and Harper before that).
- My friendships. These are nurturing, life-giving; they are a lifeline, even when they are virtually-based.
- My health. A foundation for everything else.
- My daily connection with Nature. Nature feeds me.
- My creativity. If I don’t do some art every day, I go bonkers in short order.
Those weren’t the surprise, because I was consciously aware that all of these are essential to me.
What came to me when I really “sat” with the question “What really matters?” was:
- That my connection to spirit is strong.
- That I live with gratitude, especially that I live with a vital sense of appreciation for the ordinary and everyday.
- The person who I am, for myself and others.
- That I feel like I am living on a solid footing of grace and equanimity.
The answers to that all-important question (that I temporarily forgot!) are now a compass for what I want to pay attention to as I move forward in my life from here.
These questions all point me to strengthening my daily spiritual practice.
What really matters, for you?
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