Life Lessons

I thought I pretty much had life all figured out.  You just be nice to others, love openly and honestly and give from your heart--right?  You expect GOOD and WONDERFUL things to come, to happen, to be a real part of your life--and good and wonderful things DO come--but so do some really sad things.  But I'm figuring out that for us to appreciate all the wonderful and good things, sometimes the sadness is necessary.  

Still, whenever I look at the balance of my life, I can see a definite  abundance of good, awesome and fantastic moments that have helped to shape who I am today.  I see so very many folks in my life who are a true part of my heart, who have helped me all along the way, who have held me close whenever I was feeling frightened, alone or just sad from deep within.  

I look back over time and remember those who have hurt me, those I have hurt and now I see with such a different perspective than I could at the time it was all taking place.  I realize now that I was wrong in many ways, but so too was I wronged by others.  Still, the lesson here is to learn and move on.

Life is a wonderful gift.  We are given this time to explore, to create, to get lost then to find our way again.  Somehow our soul always knows what it is we truly need and if we listen with apt attention to what our soul "knows" and allow our mind to quiet, awesome things begin to unfold and before long we are well on our way to living a life of abundance of love and joy and adventures.  I love the lessons that this life is teaching me and love that one day I will have so much more knowledge and experience to help me to understand even more than I do now.

Life is Beautiful.  Our Souls are Beautiful.  Mistakes will come, some sadness will intrude, but our Souls will know just what to do and how to cope and how to move forward with a smile from deep within.  I am ever thankful for all that comes my way and ever thankful for the life lessons from each and every day.

Life IS Beautiful and GOOD!!!