Blank Slate



Yesterday, I wrote a blog all about getting messages from theUniverseand how I finally learned to listen to a lot of them. And, just as I thought I had it all figured out; that I was getting my cosmic guidance on a daily basis, the Universe threw me a couple of curve balls. I logged on to my Facebook today and had nothing. The newsfeed was blank. And, maybe, just maybe that is the most important message of all.

Perhaps the “nothing” is guidance in itself; a reminder to me that life is a blank slate, and it’s up to me to write the next chapter, all by myself. And you know what? That is the best message the Universe has ever sent me.
Tonight I posted a status update that might confuse some of you. It read simply:

To Do List:
1.       Learn to fly
2.       Fly away

However, there was a reason behind thisa good one. You see, as I was talking to a friend of mine on the way home from work, she said something that resonated quite deeply with me. She said, “Shauna, you are meant to fly. Sofly.” SoI am. It’s time.

So, when I got home, I began going through a lot of my old possessions, looking over some things I had left unfinished and undone. Then, I decided which of these things to let go, and which to pursue. And in making those choices, in letting go of the old, worn out things that served me no good any longer, I couldn’t stop smiling.

And, in letting go of those old, worn out things, my choices narrowed and my passions became clear.

My 10 things list today is easy, easier than it has been in a long time. Which, I suppose is ironic also, because it’s Friday the 13th. Then again, Friday the 13th has usually always been strangely lucky for me. Go figure.

So maybe that is my lesson today. Perhaps that’s the biggest part of my journey. Because what I kept, what I am choosing to move forward with forces me to grow, wrenches me out of my comfort zone and are things that I have to work really, really hard for. And I am okay with that.

Because if you continue thinking the same way you always thought, if you continue to believe how you have always believed, if you continue doing the same thing day after day, if you hold on to things and even to people that don’t cherish you, who merely take up space in your life, you’ll never learn to fly, and you will certainly never soar. Not really.

And here is some tough love another good friend laid on me: The things that last never come easy, and the things that come easy, are never destined to last. You have to work for it, at it, every day. And if you give up, you will never know the reward. If you keep quitting, you end up with exactly what you deserve; emptiness, loneliness and fear. And frankly, life is too damn short for any of those things to take up residence in your head, living rent free...for any amount of time. 

So breathe deep, and know that today is the day to plant seeds for tomorrow, but more than that remember that where you are at today is a direct reflection of the seeds you planted yesterday. So if you aren't happy with your life, it's because of the seeds you planted yesterday. But you have a blank slate starting right now. 

And, in case you were wondering, yes...I do still believe in magic. Do you? 
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