Choices and Calling (November 2021 Newsletter)
The strained smile of indecision
This month as we begin to settle into collecting our harvest, both literally and spiritually, we want to reflect on where we stand with respect to our own expectations. These quotes from Rumi, 13th Century mystic, perfectly sum up what I’d like to bring to you on your ‘Hopes’ and ‘Spiritual Calling’:
When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
What you seek is seeking you.
When you are engaged in work that inspires you, you become absorbed in the work and everything else becomes extraneous. Nothing else matters – none of the negativity around you sticks. It drips off like falling rain. You are left always doing your best each moment and always focused on just that.
The smiling face of joy and bliss
My dogs and I encountered these untouched arrangements of twigs, leaves, berries and pavement stains on a walk, and they fit this month's theme perfectly.
On the other hand, we are often in a job or relationship that leaves us incomplete and hoping for something better. We continue day after day, and year after year intending to change things and hoping to make it happen. ONLY YOU CAN CHANGE THAT! Before taking that first step in the new direction, do some soul-searching. Does the thought of doing something different recur constantly? It doesn’t go away, right? Well, that’s because it’s your calling. It doesn’t need to be anything grand or earth-shaking. It just is who you are, and what you need to be to blossom into who you truly are. Come on Angel, take flight!
Don’t burn your bridges right away but take that first step in the right direction. Step by step with commitment and dispassion (abhyasa and vairagya).
Namaste,
sipra