Sunday, January 15, 2012
I recently read five words that instantly grabbed hold of my heart. The words were simple and honest. They made me laugh and they made me cry, but most importantly it was in these five words that I found a peace I had been longing for...
The words read, "We grow, or we die." It's as simple as that, we have two choices... Life or death. (Yes, it truly is that simple.)
See, this sentence quickly struck home with me because just before we entered the holiday season, at 24 years old, I buried my father. My dad was 48 years young when his heart stopped beating in his sleep and he never woke again....
After his death, I often felt consumed with questions of 'why' and 'what if'. I looked to place blame, I needed to find fault, and I wanted answers. By my own youth, I was constantly reminded of how unfair it was for my father to be taken away when there was so much life to be lived.
All of those feelings melted away the day I read that simple sentence... "We grow, or we die." It was then, that the realization of my father's death and the awareness of choices I had since made, finally set in.
For my father had lived and when he left us, it was because he chose to do so. I believe he was ready for his next chapter, which to our surprise, would not be with us, here on earth. By holding on to the anger, frustration, guilt, and sadness I created when I lost my dad, I was ultimately choosing death instead of life.
It was in this, as we yogi's say, 'aha' moment that I realized how far from the present I had been living. This light bulb clicked in my head and I knew then I must set a new intention for my life and let go of everything holding me back from living as my authentic self.
I let go of anger, frustration, guilt, and sadness and I choose growth.
As we embrace this new year, I invite you to let go of that which you do not need and set an intention to grow. I challenge you to commit to growth in 2012 and see what you create by 2013.... Namaste.
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