"In the end, I've come to believe in something I call the physics of the quest. A force in nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity. The rule of quest physics goes something like this:
If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to bitter old resentments and set out on a Truth seeking journey either external or internal and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue and if you accept everyone you meet a long the way as a teacher and you are prepared most of all to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself, then the Truth will not be withheld from you." Elizabeth Gilbert
When I heard this, I was in awe... I have been pondering a way to describe "my growth year" to the people in my life and when I heard this, I stopped immediately to write it down. It was one of those precise moments that I no longer doubt that God is speaking directly to me and sending me a message or answering a question.
When one is in ruin is most often the time that enlightenment happens. It took my entire world, ALL that I knew and could hold onto for safety to vanish in one fell swoop to bring me to my knees where I was humbled enough to get quiet and listen. What I heard and learned from all the teachers in my life was fascinating. All the realities about myself were revealed and healed. My belief systems morphed and transformed and my peace came rushing in like I never had before even while I had the physical world to hold on to and claim as safety.
Life begins, truly begins, when we learn Who we are. We heal our resentments, we release the chains of negativity and beliefs and we open our arms wide and keep them open to receive the love and grace that the universe (God) has for us.
Blessings to all who choose to begin this journey. It doesn't have to take being brought down to your knees to begin. Just merely 'being willing' to begin is the first step. ~KB~
If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, which can be anything from your house to bitter old resentments and set out on a Truth seeking journey either external or internal and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue and if you accept everyone you meet a long the way as a teacher and you are prepared most of all to face and forgive some very difficult realities about yourself, then the Truth will not be withheld from you." Elizabeth Gilbert
When I heard this, I was in awe... I have been pondering a way to describe "my growth year" to the people in my life and when I heard this, I stopped immediately to write it down. It was one of those precise moments that I no longer doubt that God is speaking directly to me and sending me a message or answering a question.
When one is in ruin is most often the time that enlightenment happens. It took my entire world, ALL that I knew and could hold onto for safety to vanish in one fell swoop to bring me to my knees where I was humbled enough to get quiet and listen. What I heard and learned from all the teachers in my life was fascinating. All the realities about myself were revealed and healed. My belief systems morphed and transformed and my peace came rushing in like I never had before even while I had the physical world to hold on to and claim as safety.
Life begins, truly begins, when we learn Who we are. We heal our resentments, we release the chains of negativity and beliefs and we open our arms wide and keep them open to receive the love and grace that the universe (God) has for us.
Blessings to all who choose to begin this journey. It doesn't have to take being brought down to your knees to begin. Just merely 'being willing' to begin is the first step. ~KB~
