We begin this month of May talking about Nature. Nature shows us in many ways how God can work through us, in us and all around us, if we are open to seeing the miracle in front of us…
The Living Miracle
As spring arrives once again, the mind begins to think of flowers and summer nights under the stars. For this spring, however, we are thinking of a warm blanket and a hot cup of tea. Rain and snow showers expected through Monday. The mountains are receiving one to two feet (yes, I said feet) of snow! As I hear the rumbling from those around me wondering if summer will ever arrive, I remember the rumblings of last year…
Last year, we did not have enough moisture. We needed the rain and we were put on water restrictions. The snow melt was down and the grass was drying up. Funny, how one year we complain about not enough rain and the next year there is too much. What if we allowed the season to manifest just as it is? What if it was perfect just the way it was. How much more time would we have if we appreciated nature’s balancing act.
While we may have more rain, we also have green, lush grass. While it might be colder, we have not had to run our air-conditioner, thus saving electricity. While the ground may be muddy, weeding is easier and flowers are flourishing in the moist soil. Each experience has its own perceptions. Each event has two or more sides from which we can view our world. Nature is expressing itself to show us the many facets of God working within our own lives.
How many times do we look at what is manifesting within our lives and complain? When we look back, most of the time we can say that it all worked out. Just as the rain brings lush green grass, difficult times may be the catalyst which carries joy into our lives. Sad things do happen. Sometimes we experience unhappy situations, yet most of the time Life works through it. Just as the winds bring fresh air, change in our lives brings a new perspective. Once we embrace life and hop on for the ride, we can release our resistance to what is and become a full participant in life. For no matter how much we desire a different experience in any given moment, it will not change until we release the resistance to what is. It is in the acceptance that we release our need for a desired outcome and become free to co-create with God.
Co-creating is the ability to detach from our desired outcome. When we are open we can see opportunities that we could not have seen before. Once we are open to a different experience we can co-create with God. Through co-creating, we can see not just the path we desire to create, but multiple paths from which to choose. When we are closed to only our path, then we are limited by our own vision.
As we discussed last week when the rain comes, each pattern of weather provides the necessary ingredients for life in any particular region. We cannot have one without the other without something missing. If we only desire sunshine, when fall comes we get depressed or loose our vision. What if we kept a strong vision yet allow the rain, the sun and the wind to move through it? What if the change in our life’s weather did not stop our vision, but work around it?
Nature is flexible in allowing things to happen. When the wind comes and blows down trees, another plant is there to take it’s place. The hail strips the leaves off trees and the petals from the flower, yet within weeks, new leaves and flowers return to greet the sun. Today, choose to bloom again within life’s events. Allow God to create with you to find your fullest expression of Life. God’s Life, Your Life, co-creating life within each everyday moment.
How are you co-creating your life today? Can you see nature working outside as well as within? Take a moment in gratitude to allow any resistance to fade as we allow many paths to appear before us. Share your experiences with us at info@everydaylifepaths.com .
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