Thursday 9 January 2014

Life has a funny way of rooting us

Life has a funny way of bringing us
Back to the centre
The Universe has an interesting way 
Of answering us
Giving us 
What we ask for
The direction 
We need
The insight 
About life
Rooting us back
To the present moment
By sending us death
Reminding us that death is waiting for us
It is around the corner
And there is no escaping it
All of us were born to die
We each have a death sentence
And at some point 
Our maker will come
To take us back home
Yesterday I wrote about my vulnerabilities
Expressed them
Put them out there
Released them
Surrendered them
Did not dwell on them
Just let them go
Opening the door
For my truth to enter
Allowing room for it to come
And when it came
It came as two not one
Reminding me
Nudging me to know
I was being shown the way
Given the insight
To remember
My life is short
Very, very short
And that no moment 
Is promised 
To anyone
Death comes in many ways
The complete removal of our physical being
Or the removal of us from situations that no longer resonate with us
And I saw both those things happen yesterday
Both to people I know
One who was told he was no longer needed
That his time had come
And it was time to move on
A blast to his ego
A blow to his dream
But was it really
Or was it a wakeup call
To know that he did not heed the signs
So the signs stopped
Ending the road for him
To show him the new way
To help him to go where he is meant to go
Then later I discovered that a friend had died
Moved from this physical space
Back to the maker
Back to where he came from
Where we all come from
Young, gifted and still a long life ahead of him
Were the comments that came when his news broke
But who are we to say
Who are we to think
There is always tomorrow
When there is no tomorrow
It is only right here
Right now
This moment
And how we choose to live
In this moment
Is all that matters
I cried a tear last night
For the ones who have lost
And the ones who will lose
Including myself
Because death is calling
Rattling at my door
It is the only promise
We have
The only truth we know
But yet we all live
Like there is tomorrow
When tomorrow never comes
I hear you life
I am listening Universe
This is my life
And my life alone
This is my moment
And my moment alone
I have to live it
As truthfully
And fully as I can
Because there is no tomorrow

Tomorrow never comes

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