The Soul, Soul-ing...

I've been sitting here most of the day trying to put into words what is in my heart, but I'm not that poetic. There are a thousand ideas I want to spill out onto this canvas...a thousand images and emotions I want to convey. My life is so full this moment, so rich. For weeks, I have been gently peeling back the layers of me—aiming for the core of who I really am, and who I want to be. Many mornings after the cleansing business of exercising the body, I will nourish my spirit, sitting alone with my thoughts and my Creator. What I have found to be true for me, is that it is during those times when my guard is down and my heart wide open, that the floodgates burst. God's love rushes in and washes over me. Nothing else exists outside of that moment. All worry, fear, doubt and sadness melts away. In that point in time, I am reminded of what really matters in this life. I am not perfect and I'm certainly no saint. I will continue to make mistakes and I will stumble...I am only human. The divine soul within me knows it's easier to be kind than it is to be ugly. It is easier to smile than to frown. It takes more energy to stay mad than it does to be happy. That which I wish for myself, I give to another. Laughter is good medicine and essential exercise for the soul. Anything worthwhile is worth waiting for, especially love. Love is the highest expression of the soul...love is our soul, soul-ing. Love...given, or received, is a gift...our greatest affirmation...it is eternal.