I can feel a shift in the mountain air that means that Spring is just around the corner (it takes a little while longer to get here in the mountains). I love the Spring it's a time of rebirth and renewal. I feel this same shift in myself, a stirring and restlessness that my gypsy spirit gets from time to time. It usually means a big change of some kind, I just don't know what it is yet. Sometimes it's just time to create a new piece of art, sometimes it's a move across the country, sometimes it's just another layer of old skin being shed-we will have to see how it plays out. Spring and my restlessness are always so full of possibilities.
So, here is what has been on my mind this week. It seems like we are always chasing happiness and perfection. I think both are such a waste of time. Life is gloriously messy, we need to stop being such control freaks and let the path unfold before us. We miss so much of the good stuff when we focus on the things we think we can control. The truth is we can't control anything but our response to whatever the universe brings our way. Rather than happiness and perfection, I am much more interested in the journey of contentment and wholeness. Not the pursuit of it, but the delicious journey of getting there. The journey is what our time on this planet is all about.
Slow down, breathe and enjoy the journey. Stop and smell the tulips.
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