Curious thing about consciousness, you begin to see everything in a
different light. You begin to see the
original intent of a person, through their creativity, inspiration and words.
Fifteen years ago, Robert Redford directed the movie “The Legend of
Bagger Vance” starring Will Smith and Matt Dillon. Its release had some not so kind
reviews. I remember watching the film
and I found it quite entertaining. Golf
was my father’s favorite sport and that aspect of the movie was easy to
understand. When I first saw the movie,
it was clear to me that it was about this young war hero coming back to his
home town after the war trying to pick up the broken pieces of his life. I thought it was through the game that he
loved so much as a child; he found inner strength and overcame adversity and obstacles. But on this lazy Saturday morning, I turned
on the television and by chance it was on and I felt drawn to watch it again. This time, gleaming a different understanding
of what the film was truly about. It
spoke to where I am at this stage in my life.
Find Your Authentic Self
It can’t be taught, or inherited from family, it’s something that is
often forgotten and has to be remembered.
Finding your authentic self comes through the practice of life, the
hardships, trials and victories in life. In referencing it to the game of golf,
he likens it to a practice swing as the golfer is searching for the one shot,
focused on that one shot and that shot will chose him, but he has to allow it
to.
This resonated with me because I although a seemly strong person, I had
a desire to please. So when I made the decision
to leave an organization over 20 years ago it changed my life drastically. Friends and family left and I felt as if I
didn’t know who I was. I was
heart-broken and lonely. Thanks be that
I know differently now, thanks be that I now know that each one of us has that “one”
thing that is true to only us. We must
seek it and pursue it and that surrendering to the force behind everything we
do is the first step in finding your authentic self.
Tap Into The Unseen
Energy is the life force that surrounds us at all times. It is the heartbeat of nature, humans and the
breath and life of existence, but we rarely acknowledge or embrace it. A blade of grass responds to sunlight differently
at 10 am than it does a 5 pm. That is
not something I ever gave any thought to.
The positive and negative forces
of energy are in direct correlation with our actions and the way we interact
with each other, in nature and with ourselves.
Its’ Been There All Along
Moving from one moment to the next is the flow of life. Goals are being accomplished, dreams are
bigger and confidence grows stronger.
You may attribute all of this goodness to a book that you have read, a
person that you’ve met or an opportunity you’ve seized. And while all of that may be true, please
know that all that you are accomplishing at this moment has been in you all
along. You are now playing your game of
life, the one made especially for you alone and that was given to you when you
came into the world. Nothing was given
to you that you didn’t already have; it was just a shift in your perception of
how to achieve it that has made the difference.
You are and always have wonderfully and beautifully made. Until next time my lovelies…
Peace and blessings,
Phaedra
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