LETTING GO OF SOME REALLY GOOD EXCUSES

I have had some really great excuses in the last six months – I’ve used them with friends and family, professional colleagues and helpers. “I’ve been busy with stuff.” I’ve given the date of June 1st as my release date from all that has been weighing me down. But now June 1st has arrived – almost two weeks ago. I can no longer use my well-honed excuse for putting off all the things that are and have always been deeply valuable. Now the panic sets in, because now I’m accountable – first to myself, then to the people I’ve used the June 1st excuse with, and ultimately to my spirituality.

Giving up my well-explained excuses (easily accepted by one and all) is like quitting smoking. I know it is something I really need to do and will be good for me, but I have really enjoyed some of the comforts my excuses have given me. I have been postponing some challenging issues that aren’t easy. I need to face the music. I need to listen to my own advice and consider what I am focusing on, embrace the faith that I am following the best path, and surrendering to my relationship with the Divine.

As I selected the delightful video of my grandson to include in this blog, I will take from it the lesson he is showing me: Start by looking at the Light, get going with joy when you hear “beep-beep,” run like crazy in the direction of your focus, and if carrying all your excuses is too heavy, drop the bowl that holds them and hit the road!