The Journey

Good morning one and all.

Once again this is the perfect day for journey day.

I am trying to put into words the way my life has changed over the last couple of weeks.

Sometimes even I have to admit that words are not quite adequate. OK, let me see if I can express how I feel.

I suddenly have all the courage I had as a fresh-faced adolescent. It's as if my life has come full circle back to the days when fear, hesitation, and the possibility of failure simply did not exist in my mind.

I have come back with the benefit of the experiences I have lived along the way. And I use the word lived because I absolutely believe that you must experience the moments you are in to move through them.

I admit that I have not always been able to move through all the moments and have gotten 'stuck' re-experiencing moments that could have been long processed, but, hey, life is all about learning.

I have trained myself to face each moment with an openness that I had as an adolescent when I felt no fear. Now, of course, I do feel fear and the pain that I have had to experience and release has taught me that life doesn't always give you what you hope for. But, I have also learned that life does give you exactly what you need at the time even when that's painful in some way.

It is the painful moments that people get stuck on, or stuck in and some people simply recreate those moments over and over with different people throughout their lives. That happens when we don't allow ourselves to experience the pain in the moment.

I gave up my fear and its limiting factors almost two months ago and the universe gave me exactly what I wanted and needed almost instantly.

Fear creates distance and courage creates love. Of that I have no doubt.

And as I listen to the song 'Union' by the Black Eyed Peas, Sting's voice rings true: I'd change the world if I could change my mind, if I could live beyond my fears, exchanging unity for all my insecurities, exchanging laughter for my tears.

That's it exactly!

And we can all do it and my life has been transformed completely as a result of my courage.

I don't believe anyone wants to be unhappy, but I do believe a lot of people are afraid to really face themselves, and so the barriers go up.

If you are not able to face yourself, how will you ever be in the moment with any person or situation in your life? Quite simply, you won't be.