dailydatewithgod

We have this illusion that we do not change must as human beings or we aren’t going to change once we reach a certain age.  We have fixed ideas about life, we have labeled ourselves as a particular personality type, and we find ourselves bothered when things outside of us change unexpectedly.  Yet everything about life changes.  The question then becomes do we actively allow ourselves to shift and grow with life or do we fight it?  Some areas of our lives we embrace it depending on the cultural context.  In the western world, aging is seen as a negative change while in other cultures it is a shift into a wise sage.  I am not sure I am looking forward to having more wrinkly skin, but the shift I have seen into a more balanced perspective on life I have appreciated as I have aged.  I made a drastic shift when I got into recovery and have become more open to shifts occurring in all areas of my life so they are more in alignment with the truth of who I am at my core.  When we are present in the moment we may find the call to shift our perspective and let go of the preconceived notion we carried into it.  A willingness to shift asks us to trust the process and the presence of life.  Shifting calls upon us to be open to how we can be changed by life.  Shifting utilizes the capacity of an open heart as well as an open mind.  Shifting is being in the flow of life instead of insisting on things going our way.  Our minds are more resistant to the idea of shifting anything about ourselves but our hearts know the power of being open to being touched by life.