Playtime

Sometimes the clarity comes OUT of the chaos. I have experienced this over the past few months: the burning away of old truths - that were true and good at the time, but are no longer applicable to where I am now; the breath of realization coming after drowning in the waters of doubt; the "hitting bottom" and realizing that I actually hit center...

And even as I write this, I know that I will spiral through this cycle again. And again. And again. So is life. We learn, and then learn the same pattern and story and solution again in a different way. Our struggles will not go away after "we get that job", after we "meet that man or woman", after we "lose 10, 20, 30 pounds". No. The struggles will always be there, but we can see them as blips in the radar rather than Mt. Everests. We can notice and note them, move through them as if they are normal occurrences, like going pee. :) Do we get angry that we have to go pee every hour or so? No. We just empty, then carry on with our day.

Or, another way to look at it is like a GAME. "Ohhhh!! What obstacle card did I pick THIS time? What am I going to do with that? Hmmm.... Maybe I'll put my cape on and FLY over it, or maybe this time I'll pretend I am a dragon and SCARE it, or maybe I'll just whip out my "shield of fantasticness" card and deflect it for a bit!" OH the options of FUN to be had. We are here to play. How we play the game and who we choose to be on our team determines how much fun we will have. Time outs are always allowed. And Do-overs are encouraged. You can also re-write the rules if you'd like. So, please, PLAY.