destiNATION

Have you ever read Celestine Prophecy? It is an amazing book to read. I read it exactly when I was supposed to, and the book will attest to this.

Today I was on an airplane on my way to see two people I love very much. On the plane, I was finishing a glorious story by a great writer; The Pilgrimage by Paulo Cohelo. Before beginning the book, I started thinking about certain things I had thought on heavily a decade ago (possibly even longer ago). I didn’t know what the book was going to be about, but it began exactly where my thoughts wanted to visit once again.

I remember the day I bought The Pilgrimage. I purchased it because I like another of Paulo’s stories (The Alchemist), and I liked the title. I never read the back of the book like I often do. I saw it on the shelf, grabbed it, bought it.

Something tells me, I didn’t choose this book; this book chose me.

Anyway, as I neared the end of the story, it described an exercise that involved relaxing and listening to the world around you. It continued, when your mind enters a truly relaxed state, let yourself hear the songs of your childhood. I thought…….I literally just did this exercise the other night and described it in my previous post. As the book resolved, I realized it was resolving what I have resolved, so many times before. I thought, I am reading this book exactly when I was meant to.

Sometimes we need to be reminded of what we already know.

The end of the book had blank pages titled: “Reflections.” My last blog was titled this very word. It was the first time I noticed the blank pages at the end. I did not know where the story would lead, or that the story and I were on the same trajectory. How did this happen? Also of mention, I read the last sentence of the book as the wheels of the plane hit the pavement. Something about this struck me. I like it when things strike me in this manner. I was exactly where I was supposed to be at that point in time.

We are all on a path. Sometimes the universe speaks to us and tells us if we are going in the most honorable and true direction. It gives us signs. Sometimes when I receive these signs I think it is so extraordinary. Then I realize, and I know; this is happening to us all, ALL the time.

The universe is constantly speaking to us and sharing its wisdom. So many of us listen and respond, but many of us don’t even hear it. There have been periods in my life that I was more in tune with hearing it and also periods when I was less in tune (or even ignoring it). What is no coincidence is that I am a happier, healthier, greater person when I am listening more carefully.

The difficulty for me now isn’t in hearing the universe. This has become reflexive. The difficulty now is knowing how to respond. Understanding and Feeling the Power that lies within us is the first step. Actually taking the journey to exercise our Power is the next and far more difficult step. Figuring out how to use your Power requires a lot of Faith and Courage. Fear and Doubt come prepared for a fight. How can we best prepare, and what do we gain if we are Victorious? Should I allow myself to believe in Perpetual Amazing Grace? It would be something worth fighting for Everyday, so why the hell not? How sweet the thought.........!