Life Goes On

It's quiet here—out walking my dogs this morning I was filled with an overwhelming sense of serenity and calm that has been absent from my spirit in recent days. The morning was overcast, breezy, and there was the faintest smell of rain approaching far off in the distance. Birds, perhaps sensing the urgency of time, soared high, dove fast and sang to one another, their melodies a symphony rising to the heavens on that same wind that will eventually bring the rain. I stood there for a long time...lost in the moment, and the beauty of it all. I realized something then...life goes on...a cliché' to be certain, but never more true for me than today, this moment.

Sometimes things happen in your life that bring you to your knees. You feel as if you'll never be able to get up and get moving again. You make mistakes, you say things that shouldn't be said, you lash out for no good reason at the people you care most about, you lose yourself in want and selfishness, you sabotage any chance you have at happiness because maybe you feel you're just not that worthy. Well let me tell you something friend, we are all worthy of the gift of happiness. I was happy this morning being in the quiet stillness of my surroundings. I learned that sometimes in order to see, we need to close our eyes, relax the soul and just be. No matter what kind of drama may be playing itself out in your life, the world keeps on turning, the sun keeps on rising, the birds keep on singing, and life does go on. 

Push away from the computer, turn off the Blackberry, switch off the TV, and go experience life...experience happiness...and companionship, love, laughter, spontaneity. GO! Life is out there going on...what are you going to do? Will you chose to let stagnation and mediocrity rule your existence, or will you embrace all the great, exciting, wonderful things out there just waiting to be claimed? Carpe diem...seize the moment people!