We think we have time

  

"The trouble is you think you have time"

The moments of silence and solitude I find myself in these days have afforded me insight into all the things and people we take for granted in our every day lives. Noses to the grindstone, all stuck in our routines, our busyness, our thoughts and all the distractions we find to keep the call of our hearts and souls at bay..

Our mantras now all start with one day, one day my life will be perfect, when I get this I will be happy, when I achieve this I will be happy, when I see this or that I will be happy, when the circumstances are right we will be happy… All these restrictions and conditions we put on our happiness.

We walk around with closed hearts and closed minds, never lifting our heads to see smile extended in friendship, the hand held out to steady or catch us, or welcoming the love that is given freely and with no expectation.

We hold ourselves in an eternal state of limbo, waiting for better moments, for the timing to be right, the conditions to be better. We live in a world of what ifs or maybe’s and all the while life passes us by. We miss what is right in front of us, never heeding the calls or lifting our heads to see the signs.

Nothing in life is promised to us, we are here for a breath of an inhalation and a final exhale, and then we return to join the eternal breath of the cosmos. It is the time of awakening, to let go of the old ways of being, the hurts and pains of the past, the restrictions we place on ourselves and our dreams, the playing small and playing games.

 Love with all of your being, every moment of your life, walk around with your heart wide open, wear it on your sleeve, let it touch all those you come into contact with and in turn allow it to be touched by the beauty and the light of this world.

Tell the ones you love every chance that you get how much they mean to you, give of yourself freely and open your arms to receive. In an ever changing cosmos there is no guarantee of tomorrow or next time. We really only have now, this moment, to love and to be loved, to give and to receive, to create and to inspire.

I will never again be the same person I was yesterday, she will never smile the same adoring smile she has just given you, he will never hold you the way he does right now in this moment. 

Let life sing a joyful and blissful song through you, let the tune be inspiring, uplifting and filled with love. Give thanks to those who have touched your life. Go to the places that make you happy, fill your being with joy, let life sing a beautiful song through you and dance your joy through eternity.