image credit:Theories of Light by Jeffrey Smith www.ascendingstorm.com
It's one thing to trust
when we're flowing downstream,
our hearts buoyant,
choices easy,
effortless cooperation
in a sweet stream of synchronicity.
How do we fare though
when our way is steep,
and we meet obstacle after obstacle,
only to see the path ahead
lead up a sheer mountain wall?
Do we judge a path to be worthy
solely when it flows with ease?
How would a salmon
answer that question,
or a bird migrating
across entire continents?
There are always deeper tests
of our vision,
deeper tests
of whatever it is we count on
to guide us on our way.
At times a lack of flow
can indeed be an indicator
to help us realize it's time
to release our agenda
and have the patience
to allow a new pattern to unfold,
a new door to open.
Sometimes though,
relaxing our determination
and our commitment
to a particular direction
would amount to self-betrayal.
At these times warrior lessons
come thick and fast,
and obstacles are not evidence
of a wrong turn
but an opportunity to learn
about expanded capacities
of courage and perseverance.
If we depend on external signs of ease
for guidance,
at some time or another
we'll end up lost,
doubting ourselves
when the sky grows dark
and adversity comes to the fore.
But all of us,
every single one,
are free to know
what truth feels like in our bones
in the silent glow
of our innermost core.
With this core as our rudder,
we can be resolute
no matter the circumstance.
This is the vision,
the trust in ourselves,
that can lead us
all the way through.
This is the guide that illuminates
the path worthy of our faith.
~~Luke Anderson
