Stir up and Spring into Action!

When I stand before God at the end of my life,
I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left,
and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
~ Erma Bombeck

Spring is here!

Wow, spring sure seems to have sprung out of nowhere. Birds are singing, trees are blooming and there’s a sweet taste in the air. Do you ever wonder how they know it’s springtime when they certainly don’t have calendars telling them so?

They’re tuned in with their own nature of being, their design by nature. They neither complain about less than optimal weather or environmental conditions, nor analyze them. They make the best of what they have, do what they do and be what they are.

This brings an interesting analogy for us. Are we in-tune with our own nature? Do we know what our Divine Blueprint is? And how do we find out who we are, what we are and why we are here?

The answer is simple but could be challenging. We need to become our own observer by turning inward. As an impartial observer, we can notice how our attentions are constantly driven out by our preferences of likes and dislikes based on senses, feelings, emotions and thoughts.

When we actively pursue our inner journey through meditation and prayer, we become aware of our inner truth and start seeing our disillusionment. We see how we judge everything around us including ourselves based on our own preferences we have come to acquire throughout our lives. We need to step out of these bounds by dispelling ourselves from the limited beliefs we have set upon ourselves.

Following our bliss doesn’t mean merely satisfying our appetites for pleasure. Bliss is not based on some fleeting happy moments. We tend to link happiness with what we ‘think’ we enjoy doing. However, staying within confines of our comfort zone never fosters growth. The real inner growth comes when we challenge ourselves and extend our experiences beyond what we’re familiar with. Even our natural talent needs to be constantly re-defined. That’s how da Vinci, Shakespeare, Einstein, Beethoven and other great people made history with their talent. Every one of us is here to go through our own uncharted water before us.

Are you satisfied with just being a creature of habit? Or, would you like to experience the exhilaration that comes from overcoming your challenges and discovering new heights of yourself? If your choice is the latter then what are you waiting for? Shake out the cobwebs of your waking dreams, step up to your challenges and spring into action for the new discovery of ‘YOU’!

Past Spring Messages: March 06, March 07, April 06, May 06

Namaste. ~"The God in me greets the God in you. The Spirit in me meets the same Spirit in you"

YoungJu Lee
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