Can one pick up the pieces? Can one put it back together again?

 There is not a single person walking this planet who has not had to deal with something broken in their life. The question is, can one put the pieces back together again, or better said, can one get back to a place of wholeness? The answer to this question begins with how you see the situation.  Do you see it as life ending, or do you see it for what it is, a chance to move forward and grow.  No matter what we may face there will come a time when you will have to decide how you see things, and whether those things will control you, or you will control it. 

One again, this week's Blog is all about providing you some encouragement, some insight, and hopefully bring some peace to your life.  With all that being said, I do want to warn you of one thing.  No matter what one may be feeling at any moment, the key to getting through any trial is knowing that you will get through it.  Being self-defeated is not the answer.  We all know people who love to have other's pity.  We've all seen people feed off of other's turmoil.  There is never a need to pick up another's offense.  The best solution to someone else's problem is to realize that it is not your problem. That's not being self-centered that 's simply understanding that in many cases what one is going through is because of what they previously did.  Certainly we can have empathy for them, but we do not want to pick up their situation and make it our own. 

We have a tendency as humans to think that we are somehow responsible for all of life's woes.  We may be responsible for our own, and we will tackle that subject at a later date, but we are not responsible for what other's are going through, or for others may or may not do in any particular situation.  I see daily the effects that other people's actions have on them, and although I can feel for them, I am not the one who made whatever decision was made.  Once again, not self-centered, rather enlightened.  If I could cure or stop all of the world's hurt, woes, mistakes, trials I certainly would.  Most people have a tough enough time handling what may be thrown at them, why in the world would you want to take on things that come from somewhere, or someone else?

Sometimes our lives are like trying to put a square peg into a round hole.  The whole process of putting something back together again is not easy, and it certainly will take time, but the perfection of our creation  is the same perfection that will rebuild anything to its' perfect form.  That form may not always be what we expected, but it will be what is necessary I assure you of that. Let me give you a little secret.  Have you ever broken a cup, a vase, or something that meant a lot to you, and after you tried to glue it back together, it had a similar form, but we all know it was not like the original?  Well we as created beings have the ability to create something, and have it better than it ever was before.  People have a tendency of holding on to certain things that no longer serve them well, and instead of realizing that change is needed they dig in with both heels.  When we go though a break-up, a horrible situation, a trial, we have to keep in mind that it had to be this way.  Some will ask why, and some will question everything.  We as humans question almost everything in life, but if you are wise you will realize that things happen for a reason, and that reason is always going to be for you betterment. 

As I was sitting down to write today I had a million thoughts going through my mind.  The most prominent was about who I was, and why I am here right now.  We are so privileged to be living in these times, and what is about to transpire over the entire globe is going to shock the world.  I could wax on with this or that, but my main focus today is on you picking up what ever broken pieces might be in your sphere, and realize that they will be put back exactly how they need to be, and the finished product is going to be exactly what you need, lock, stock, and barrel.  How do I know this? I know this because I have the "I am" presence that resides inside of me, and nothing that is imperfect can exist within my I am presence.  There are times in each life when something must be busted up into a millions pieces in order to make way for what is meant for you.  We all have a tendency to keep things forever, the pack rat mentality.  In order for new to come in, the old must go away.  This is not always an easy task to accomplish, but if you are going to move on with things, things that were always intended for you, then it's time to let go of the old, and walk in the new.  

We just celebrated St Patrick's Day.  The luck of the Irish.  Let me ask you this: what lies at the end of your rainbow?  Do you desire the pot of gold, or is there something bigger, better, in store for you?  I can assure you of this:  if you can focus on the real you, if you can let go of the old, pick up the new, then whatever is at the end of your rainbow will be beyond what you could ever have imagined it to be.  We are all from the same lineage.  We are all one.  We have been connected since the beginning of time, and will be connected until the end of time.  In our infinite nature there are things that we have yet to imagine.  There are things that we have yet to do.  If you can grasp the significance of your creation you will begin to walk in those things that were put here for you.  

Yes we have been broken, and there are parts of this broken vessel that need not be attached to us again.  What comes from something meant to destroy us will only make us more valuable, more beautiful, and oh so much more powerful then you might ever have imagined.  Think of the Master Violin Maker, the Piano Maker, years and years of practice to get the skill to create these beautiful instruments.  We have been crafted by hands that have been around forever.  We have been made like a Steinway, a Stratovarius, and yet our value is a quadrillion times more valuable.  What beauty lies beneath your broken pieces, the pieces that may not have been able to be put back together, but pieces none-the-less that are no longer needed to complete you?  Nothing that goes on in your life is for nothing.  Even when that glass is shattered into a million pieces and we think that it is all over, know that it is just the beginning.  

We have been blessed as I said before to be here in this time, in this place.  Might I suggest that you let go of what you thought things had to be, and accept things as being perfect so that you might end up in the perfect place.  Yes it is difficult at times to realize that not everything will go as planned, but you must ask yourself whose plan was it, and better to follow the plan of your creator than your own.  There are times when one's apple cart gets turned over, but that's OK.  Through everything we go through we are one step closer to that place of perfection that was always our intended landing spot.  

I leave you with this thought:  Days will come and go, seasons will change.  We will have good days, and not so good days.  There will be days when we seem to be in the valley, and others when we are on the mountain top.  No matter where you are, you will always be the perfection of your design.  Hold on to the truth of your eternal essence, and know that what ever you desire it can and will be yours.