Layers of Sediment

The Grand Canyon is an amazing place to visit. The vastness of the landscape and depth to the canyon  floor is almost incomprehensible. As I traveled along the miles of rim country peering into the abyss below, something very raw, connected inside.

As durable and stable as this area appears to be from our uneducated eye, it is really very vulnerable to many types of changes.  Erosion is an everyday reality. It is erosion, a peeling away, that created and continues to transform this terrain. It is the erosion that highlights the beauty of what lies below.

Likewise, it is the misconceptions and disillusionments that need to be parted in our lives, in order to expose the depth of who we really are. When we learn The Way and do The Work, we arrive at a sense of personal clarity that illuminates our entire being.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Sometimes, we have to peel back many layers in order to find the root of what is really important." tc

A Point to be Made

I have had this feeling lately of doing some 'Spring Cleaning.' Have you felt that way too? It actually began a few months back.  One day, I started cleaning out some boxes of things that after years of never opening them, I decided that they probably weren't all that important after all.

I donated clothes that had been hanging in the closet, unworn to Goodwill.  I sold some items that just didn't seem useful to my lifestyle, anymore and I gave friends and family items that they could use.

It is healthy to periodically, clean out the old stuff in order to make way for the new. I don't recommend a set schedule because we always seem to find other, more important things to do, then.  However, I do recommend that when the urge-to-purge enters your mindset, you take the time to listen and do the work. 

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Always be ready for change so you don't feel like you've been stabbed afterwards." tc