Finding The Wisdom Within Me

As the year 2021 fades away, I continue to feel, each day, as though I am wading neck-high through the sludge of Life. An extremely brutal year it has been. But one for which I am deeply grateful. It has been a most powerful teacher.

What I have learnt is that I carry within me, the answers I seek. If only I would be still. Be quiet. Enough to listen. To trust. To accept that which is. For the answers are not always easy to receive. It is the day-to-day experience of life through which I need to work, before that light, that acceptance and understanding, is possible.

I have learnt the art of letting go. Handing over. Releasing the dark claws of doubt. Releasing the fear of the unknown. 

I have acquired patience. Now understanding that the natural laws of the Universe flow within their own perfect timing. There is no option but to go with the flow. Resistance being futile.

I have learnt to take my gut feelings seriously. To respect them. To own them. To allow my Self to be my voice. In doing so, the eagle in me is free to soar to greater heights. Leaving the shackles far behind …

 (Photo taken overlooking the Mekong River, Northern Laos)