The Winding Road Of Life
/Heading Down The Road Of Life
On the "long and winding road" of life... we often find ourselves launched on a discovery process of personal growth.
The further we go into our awareness, the more we start to experience a shift of our focus. Instead of looking only at the minute details of every particular situation, our vision widens to a more inclusive, all-embracing view.
It's that common saying: you can't see the forest for the trees.
In this case, instead of seeing the trees, you start to see the forest.
Our perspective becomes more universal, like broad brush strokes sweeping through the inner landscape.
From Doing To Being
So much of our lives is about doing.
Doing, doing, doing – it becomes a chant of our daily lives. Accomplish this, finish that. Naturally, that's just what we do.
But over time, the accomplishments start to lessen. After all, we have already accomplished so much. It becomes less about the things I do and more about the steadiness of I am.
We shift from the I, and even the you, to a more inclusive state of being. A broader awareness emerges like widening ripples on an infinity pool.
As we move from doing to being, so does our love. Love that has been driven by accomplishment, love that has had to achieve love, now relaxes into simply being love.
Being Love Instead Of Doing Love
On the meditative journey, a shift begins.
The emphasis on doing transforms to a state of being.
Our loving is not so much something we attain and hold forth for all to see, but rather something we are. It's no longer based on the people or circumstances surrounding us.
You're not doing love. You are being love.
The object of your love fades away into pure love. The *I* and the *you* drop off and all you're left with is love.
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love, I love, I love
love, love, love
LOVE
“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.”
I couldn't leave you without sharing The Beatles song I think of every time I hear the words "long and winding road."
