What if life is always showing us who we are to be, and where we are to go, but I’ve already written the script, so I miss it?
Today I’m playing with the idea that there is support for us everywhere if we only have the Emptiness to see it.
What does Emptiness have to do with it? Everything. Emptiness is willingness, openness, receptivity.
It’s like being the empty bowl rather than the one that is so full that there is no room for anything new or surprising to come in.
Today, when Harold and I went out with the dogs to take a walk, there was an Eastern Box Turtle on the driveway. I’ve lived here for almost 30 years, and I’ve never seen a turtle on the property, so this really got my attention.
It is a beauty, as you can see from the photo. It’s a male, with red eyes.
When we returned from our walk, it was gone.
I began asking myself: What if Life is reflecting to me just what I need to know, rather than me having to figure it all out?
Turtle, what are you telling me? What do I need to know?
I became quiet, clear, and receptive. I respected this miracle and became willing to Not Know what it was showing me.
Here is what I received: “That you are secure and grounded. Trust your stability. Take your life a little more slowly, and maintain a sure footing. Take one step at a time.”
When I created a clear space within, these words just flowed into my awareness. It was just what I needed to hear today.
I’ve had a lot of practice Not Knowing. It is one of the things we life coaches honor and respect and aspire to.
But it never comes easy to me. I always seem to have that feeling that I’m responsible to know: who I am, where I am going, how I will get there. I’m always a bit uncomfortable Not Knowing.
Today, though, Turtle showed me that just maybe Life is always conspiring to assist me on my path. That the answers emerge from the clear, receptive space of Not Knowing. That I will be shown.
What if this is true for you, too?
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