APRIL 20-30, 2010

GOOD EVENING FRIENDS,

Sometimes there really is no rhyme or reason to the way our lives move along the meandering path that is our journey of life. Those unexpected turns and detours that pop up now and again are just enough of a reason to think about our lives, and all those amazing people interact with. Sometimes loving, often challenging and at times irritating, these teachers and guides are here for a specific purpose. Unfortunately for many of us, we are in such a hurry, we leave little time to hear their message. So we go on making the same mistakes, get involved with people we "know" are all wrong for us, and in the end we not only not get to where we need to be on our path to an inspired life, we actually loose a step or two along the way and end up further from our goals.

Why do we not heed their sage advise? Why do we ignore the very people sent to help us, the ones we really need to help us understand the unknowable we invariably come up against on this path we have come upon. Why? I will tell you why, the same reason chocolate and ice cream are favored over salad and broccoli. We like what we know is bad for us. The same with people, we are attracted to that which will "kill our soul instead of lifting our spirit". Think about it, don't you often choose a food, journey or people you know in your heart of hearts are the absolutely worse man or woman you instinctively feel is a major mistake. We are attracted to that which will bring us down instead of helping us soar. Go figure. Intelligent people who grab failure on the threshold of success. Friends who choose self-destructive behaviors over self-healing beingness.

This is a lot to take in, but suffice it to say that we become what we most despise. But this is not a lock, we don't have to choose destructive behavior over constructive lifeness. What I mean, we still have control over our lives. We still call the shots, even if they are misguided and inherently against our best interests. We still write our stories, the words to our music and the melodies we call life. But sometimes, just sometimes life is just that, life happens whether we get it or not. It just that way sometimes. So the best we can do, the most that we are capable of is to listen to that which speaks to your heart and soul. Trust yourself and your intuition to know you better, certainly better than the intentions of others who haven't a clue as to your beingness.

So for now, when these life lessons present themselves in the guise of friends or foes, just listen to not what they are saying, but why they are in your life at this moment. Take what they say to heart, learn the lessons that present themselves to you. Give them a chance to help you, after all they are here for a reason, you called for them, So no matter what, see what they are trying to say to you, what are they trying to teach you.

Have a wonderful evening,

Robb

SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2010

GOOD MORNING!

Just look up! We are often told, that in life you need to look around you for the answers. The faithful tell us to look up for inspiration, we are not to look backwards, because that is the past and we should live in the present. And of course you do need to look forward to see your real life.

But I am here to tell one and all, and not be arrogant, you need to look inside. The clues may be around you, but the answers are inside you. Maybe deep inside, but none the less that is where your truth resides. Truth is another of those oddities of life, we all seem to have it, and we are certain that ours is the real thing as it were. What do you think? Is my truth your truth, is the person next to you the holder of the Grail. Does the next book you read hold the key to your life's wants, needs and desires. I think not, in fact you could say with a high degree of certainty, that the only real truth (other than 2+2=4), is what you know, or what you feel is right, and then it is only right for you.

I would posit that your life's experience dictates your truth and understanding of your world. It is this perspective or view that colors what you see and what it ultimately means. So what I am saying is this, be comfortable in your convictions, feel certain of its outcome, just remember what is good and relevant for you, couldn't possibly be right for your spouse, mate or best friends. Sure you share a common background, shared values and similar experiences, but the way you view them are entirely different, it couldn't possibly any other way.

So please enjoy the weekend with your loved ones, or even just by yourself. Talk, take a walk, or read that book you have been trying to start. Try to suspend judgement for at least an hour, then do it for another hour and see where this goes. Just know in your heart of hearts that you are valued, you are loved and you matter. What any emptier place this world would be without you.

Have a joyful day,
Robb