This, Too, Shall Pass!

The week gone by was a challenging week for me. It was a week of holding on, revisiting the past, and imagining the future. It was as if time had stopped. I stepped out of my current life and into a world where everything was in flux. While it was not always an easy week, it was an important one. I was reminded that whatever happens to us as we go through life is just what is happening to us in that moment. The “moment” might last for a day or a week, or it might be a chapter in our lives. Yet what struck me so profoundly was that nothing about our lives and circumstances is permanent.

This week I again learned to choose and not to let difficult experiences or circumstances define who I am or the life I will like to lead. I learned to accept what has happened, work through it, make my peace with it, and move on. I learned again that We all will face challenges from time to time. And when these challenges arise, we need time and space for healing and finding our way forward. Yet if we are willing to “be with what is” – not run away from it, but rather walk through it with intention, care, and compassion – we find ourselves again. We touch the resilience deep within, and the next step shows itself.

I was reminded once again that who we are in the totality of our being is much bigger than anything that can happen to us. We always need to be conscious of the good times in life and savor them. At the same time, we need to walk with attention and care through challenging times. And as we do so, we also witness the miracle of support systems automatically rising up helping us deal and heal - mostly unasked and unexpected. This reinforces our faith in humanity and the presence of benevolent hearts and hands. We realize that for those who believe, the Force is indeed with us!!!

Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊