Note to Self

Staying True To My Path

On this day, God wants you to know:

... that decision is only wishful thinking until you take that first irreversible step. You can tell yourself that you have already decided, that nothing now can stop you - but if that step backwards is so much safer than that step forwards, what will hold you true to your path when the going gets tough? Sometimes, the right thing to do, is to take that first irreversible step, the one after which you cannot go back.  And now, for you, is one of those times.

Wow - this speaks to me in SO many ways.   It comes at a time of great decision and transition in my life.  I've climbed that mountain.  I'm sitting on the peak looking at the downhill side.  I can actually see the goal I've set, way down there in that valley.  It would be so easy to just throw myself forward and let my momentum carry me.  But there will be unavoidable hazards along the way.  It doesn't seem very safe.  Wouldn't it be much safer to just go back to where I started?  Or maybe I should just sit here on this peak.  It feels really safe here.  Do I continue on the difficult path that is set before me, that I charted,  do I choose the easier, safer route back down the mountain where I came from, or do I just sit right here where it's comfortable and do nothing?

Decision making has never been easy for me.  There are certain areas in my life where I am very weak.  I will make a decision, take steps to carry it out, and then change my mind and return to where I was.  Because of fear.  Because of insecurity.  Not knowing if I am strong enough.

Staying true to your path involves having a direction, a plan. 

Direction can be defined as: 

     1.  the general development or progress of   

          something or someone

     2.  the feeling of having a definite purpose

     3.  instructions for doing something or getting

          to a place

So yes, I have made some progress.  My purpose is to achieve wholeness, happiness, rightness and peace.  Getting to that place is where the difficulty comes in.  Sometimes, it’s so hard to be true to your path.  I think that I will have to pay very close attention to what my heart is telling me, and yield to that, because it is in the heart where our light is, where we find our courage, our strength, and our place of healing.  

So yes, I know I have to take that irreversible step and go down the other side of this mountain… 

Note to Self:

Note to Self

 
I'm getting stronger every day...

Note to Self:

Sometimes I get so caught up in the struggles of everyday life, that I forget about some of the most basic things that are important to me. I've been trying to remind myself of these things lately, hence another topic is being added to my blog, and I'm labeling it Notes to Self. All of them can be found under that label on the right-hand side of my blog towards the bottom. So without further ado, here is the first post in that category: