WEEK OF JULY 8-15, 2010

GOOD MORNING!

We often live our lives the way we read a book. We rush through the pages and chapters only to get to the end of the story to find out we either didn't "get it" or missed so much of the real story. Ever get into a group discussion, nothing formal, where a few friends talk wildly about a book they just read. You get excited and run out to get a copy of the latest tome.

You sit down, determined to really get into it. You wear comfortable clothes, choose your favorite chair, good light, maybe even a refreshing drink. You are psyched and ready for the journey into pleasure only a good book can take you. Then, you fall into your usual trap.

You read a bit, have a few interruptions, and then you fast forward your reading from pleasure to drudgery. You have to get through this, finish this assignment and instead of pleasuring your mind and nurturing your soul, you again become obsessed with finishing the task, getting to the end, instead of enjoying the journey. You get behind the wheel of your car and put the pedal to the metal in order to get to the last page, to the finish line, to your destination.

Unfortunately, you just happened to miss the entire trip. You zoomed past the whole point of the story. You missed the colors of the sky, the aroma of the wild flowers, the people and towns along the way. You did not stop to taste the local fare or even take in latest incarnation of "Our Town" by the Dootyville players.

See where I am going, do you get the point? Sure you do. You know you need to slow down, smell the roses and give the love of your life a bear hug. ( Don't have someone special, hug a parent or a friend), you will bring untold pleasure and a measure of certainty that will be welcomed, also you will add a aura of surprise to your life.

You can't live in the present ( if only I do this or that), you can't live in the past ( i was so hurt by so and so), you can only live in the here and now and I mean you can only have this moment. What are you waiting for, life does not get any better than it is right now. Sometimes you just have to get out of your own way, you have to catch up with your present. That is all you really have. You have to decide what that now will be. You have to write your book, you have to write, edit and publish your story. If you leave it to others, I can assure you with a high degree of certainty that you will not be happy with the finished product!

So for now, slow down, if you are in a relationship that leaves you wanting, either change how you view it ( your paradigm) or change your address. You will be adding a positive dimension to your life's journey, and that can only lead you closer to your true path on the journey to joy. If you are hurt, a live nerve, realize the world is full of survivors, broken hearters, who like you hit a wall only to find a doorway through the pain and disappointment.

Have a great week!

Robb