When Life Feels Messy...

Everything is going to be okay. No matter what’s going on around you, no matter what you’re feeling, no matter what you’re experiencing, it’ll be alright, you’ll be alright, you are alright. How do I know this? Just like the tide ebbs and flows, just like the sun rises and sets, just like an old oak tree shed its leaves and blooms once more, so will you.

We all go through seasons, individually and collectively, within and without. Grief comes and goes, as does despair, joy, hope, bliss. What remains is the center of you like the inside of an acorn. See your hat, all dapper, pointed north. See a squirrel nibbling at your shell. Feel yourself resting within, ah! Take a deep breath, stretch your arms. The space may seem small but looks are deceiving for it’s the roomiest room you’ve ever occupied and its energy field is endless.

Feel the energy nourishing you. Add in your own breath. Notice the sensations within your body and allow yourself to be with whatever shows up. Electric highway to your higher self, connected to all higher selves—separate yet one. Enjoy the ride! Know that the “Universe” is here to support you, even when you feel alone, it’s only the room your mind is occupying in the moment. Don’t try leave the room but fully allow yourself to be there, and poof! There you are, present once more.

A Leaf, a Sweater, a Broom

When a room is messy, you can try to wave your magic wand, but it won’t make the mess disappear. You can leave the room and pretend it away but eventually another room will gather dust and then where is there to go? Instead, you pick up a leaf, a sweater, a broom and you begin to declutter, you begin to sweep. It may take time, but once you begin it almost seems to clean itself, though of course you’ll probably throw yourself on the couch later with a “phew” and brew yourself a cup of tea. How good you will feel, looking around the room, all sparkling and fresh!

Life is kind of like this too. There is a tendency to want to ignore what bothers you, even when it presses and says, “Notice me!” Oh, the sweet momentary pleasure of closing your eyes. Yet, the issue is still there and the longer you ignore it, the harder it pushes, until one day you have no choice but to look at it face-to-face and say, “Alright I’ll begin.”

What’s something you’ve been ignoring in your life that you can address now? It doesn’t have to be anything big. As a matter of fact, it can be as small as a fly buzzing somewhere in the room. The key is to begin. Start where you are. Start with your breath. Allow yourself to connect to the life force energy within and around you and suddenly the room is bigger and the mess smaller.

Once you feel centered, allow that energy to carry you towards the broom and sweep, sweep, sweep, enjoy what shows up, one swoosh at a time.

Mystery and Manifestations

Once you begin to declutter yourself, the world around you won’t seem as foreboding and out of control. Remember you’re like a tiny acorn, but within that is a blueprint of a tree. Ah! Feel your leaves tickling the sky, drink the sweet nectar of the earth through your roots, smell the blossoming of your fruit, see the room growing inside, listen to the wind singing a song just for you. Allow yourself to be carried away and suddenly there you are—comfortable in the beautiful home, made up of all your cells, and you breathe the fresh smell of freedom.

“Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source." – Tao Te Ching, (1).

What is holding you back? Can you breathe into it and feel yourself fluttering like a leaf in the breeze? Listen to the song of life calling you, showering you with love between each note, and wait it for it… the chorus.

“Everything is going to be okay.”