Prologue: I wrote this for a Sisterhood Friday Service at my Temple a few weeks ago. With each word came a deep awareness. Life is hard and yet as long as I can see the possibilities, I can navigate life’s many moving parts. AND I am blessed with both beautiful days and challenging days that lead to better days. While sad moments crush my spirit, those moments pass allowing me to embrace blessings, light, and love.
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Moving Forward. . . .Always
Awakening
Opening my eyes I found:
my spirit soaring.
my heart beating strongly.
my entire being at peace.
The universe has been waiting for me.
With the patience of a beloved (lover), she kept calling me from the distance and waiting. . . always waiting.
Beckoning me to breathe a little more deeply
Inspiring me to honor my own rhythm
Asking me to listen to the silence
Empowering me to release what no longer serves me
And I listened. Now I am ready to show up.
Hineini, Here I am!
What does it mean to be here? Right here?
The answer is simple and yet not simple. I am called to show up with a full heart and a full spirit. I am called to serve the best way I know how.
What does it mean for me to say Hineini, I am here? It means that I do what I can to make this world a beautiful place. I try to be authentic and loving. I try to put a smile on my face even when my heart is breaking.
It also means I hold the door open for the stranger. And I give all that I can to someone who is in need. Sometimes it means that I stand up strong for what I believe in and sometimes I remain silent because it isn’t the right time to speak my truth or share my thoughts.
Hineini, I am here. My job is to love humanity and to do my best to add a little light to our world.
Will you join me on this journey? What will you do to make this world just a little better for someone else, maybe a stranger, maybe a beloved?
Hineini, I am here. Are you?