Shades of Change

When we face difficulties in our life, it is easy to get sucked into the muck of the problem. Catastrophic health issues, unexpected emergencies, long-term elderly care responsibilities and family changes, all create stress and zap energy from our seemingly, limited ready-reserve.
Next, we are bombarded daily by Internet ads that say “Have a good day.” Family members tell us to do things like “Cheer up.” And then there are people like me, who remind you “How great life is.”

However, when we encounter challenging moments, it is not always easy to see the lighter side of life. In fact, the longer the ordeal lasts, the less apt we are to recover fully from it, and/or regain our previous energy and enthusiasm about life.

Don’t Despair. Frequently, the biggest barrier to any type of recovery is our ATTITUDE. Do you want to get better? Can you make time for yourself? Are you going to allow this set-back to ruin your entire future? No, no, no, no and no!

Here a few simple guidelines to follow to help you get back on your feet after an extended absence from mainstream, everyday activities.

Steps to growth/change:

1. Pick yourself up and decide to make a change.

2. Figure out what you want and come up with a plan to ahieve it.

3. Take action, nothing happens by just thinking about it. You must act.

4. Continuously monitor your progress and make any changes that are necessary to keep you moving forward.

5. Be patient with yourself and reward the small achievements. Nothing happens overnight in any recovery or healing circumstance.

Everything takes time. Change is gradual. There are steps that can aid your desired outcome. Generally, you must begin with baby steps and as you make progress the strides become longer and higher. The key is to keep working at it. If you try to move ahead by leaps and bounds, oftentimes, you will miss something along the way.

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

“Similarly to the autumn leaves requiring specific climatic and chemical changes in order to transform their colors, each individual’s growth involves certain stages of development that needs time to be integrated into the routine flow of their life.” tc

Divine Union

A friend of mine showed me a 'mobius band' the other day. I had never seen one before nor did I know anything about them. A mobius is an interesting shape. It is a surface that has two sides but there is only one boundary component. You can make a mobius ban by taking a strip of paper and give it a half twist. Then, tape the two ends together. If you were to draw a line around the band, (start at any given point and trace a line back to the original starting point) you would negotiate across both sides without ever crossing an edge. Try it.


………….Google “mobius” and learn more about this interesting shape and its uses in more detail.

For the blog, a mobius correlates to my theory about people. We are made up of Earthly and Divine sides. That is to say that we are both Physical and Spiritual Beings. The earthly side contains our physical and emotional aspects. The divine side consists of our mental and spiritual aspects. When we combine the two aspects, we become One, integrated and whole energy being. When balanced, the energy of our body flows like that of a mobius, twisting, turning and connecting each part as one, all-encompassing unit. Divine harmony is attained.                            (Tree of Life Theory, Teresa Carlson)

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

“When one is completely balanced, there is no difference between what is left or what is right.” tc