Now is the Time

It’s the first day of spring 2011.

I love the feeling of potential spring provides for me.

It just seems the older I get the less I am able to capture the same feelings I used to have. In fact…there are so many things in my world that will just never be the same.

I think I have high expectations. I expect my body to maintain itself and my life to be good. I expect the world to be a beautiful place that has unlimited possibilities. I expect the remedies I recommend to heal perfectly.I guess I expect some kind of perfection. Hmmm – there is no such thing right?

The earthquake in Japan and the devastation the tsunami brought is a serious reminder to me that itis dangerous to have too many expectations. Instead – living a life of acceptance brings more peace.

On a smaller more personal level, I am trying to see last week's events as a lesson to live more in the present moment and have more acceptance in the process. There are so many things we can’t control big and small: time passing, natural disasters, our bodies aging, our children growing up in a world that is not the world we remember as kids, never feeling “caught up”, GMO’s, countries at war, not knowing how to properly use our new cell phones, fashion changes, economic uncertainty…and so on.

So today, I say just live. Live life as if this could be the last moments - with gusto
and joy. Try not to sweat the small stuff. Give of yourself in whatever ways you can – it feels good. Every once in a while step outside of your comfort zone and don’t put things off…, now is the time, not later.

If we can become more conscious, our lives will feel richer and then when we are faced with life’s trials and tribulations – we can walk through them with more grace and a deeper degree of calm. We can also live a life that makes sense during both the good times and the bad.

This spring, I have a new plan…and a new sense of purpose. I want to make my moments count so that when “stuff” does come up, I feel empowered, clear and truly ok!