Tick, Tock, the seasons change. So why not change with them?

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It's the first full day of Spring.  We have gone from winter into a new adventure.  What lies ahead during this next season?  Will things be as you want them to be, or will they simply continue on the way they always have?  What are you wanting during this next season, and are you sure you really want it?  I love what the late Wayne Dyer said, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."  How are you looking at this next season of your life?  Are you anticipating good things, or are you simply expecting the same old thing to take place?

More often then not the seasons of our life for most people are not really different then the change of days.  One seems to roll into the next without much fanfare, without much change, and without much hope.  If this is you, then I would think you might want to change the way you think so you can have things change in your life.  I love the change of seasons if for no other reason then it gives me hope, and I look at things differently.  We are having a fairly big snow storm today, and even though it doesn't feel much like spring, it is spring.  I may be shoveling snow off the walk way and driveway today, but it is still spring, and I can still dream about what this next season is going to be like.  I can still dream of the new flowers and plants that will be coming up out of the ground in just a short period of time. What are some of your dreams for this next season, and can you see yourself having the stuff of your dreams, or do you simply see things staying as they are?

When you're in the midst of a particular season, don't most people think about what the next season is going to be like?  We had a fairly mild winter here in Maine this year, but even though we did not have the amount of snow as last year, lots of people were still thinking about what it's going to be like to be able to put away the long underwear and put on the shorts and flip-flops.  When you're in the middle of a struggle in your life, can you imagine a life without struggle?  Can you dream of days that are filled with joy and happiness and not fear and doubt?  If you can dream it, you can think about it, you can begin to feel it, and then you will begin to live it.  When you constantly think about the things you don't have, you are simply going to continue to not have the things you want in life.  Our thoughts are so powerful, and whether you believe it or not you attract things into your life both good and bad.  Think about it this way:  when you think about Spring Time I doubt you are thinking about sub-zero temps and piles of snow.  When you are thinking about all the good in your life, you're probably not spending much time worrying about those things that bring you down.  Once again, if you change your thoughts, you change your reality.

I'll be the first to admit that there are times when I get stuck in a rut.  It's not my intention to do such things, but we're all human and we all have those moments when we simply don't know what to do.  I have great expectations for this next season.  I'm almost giddy with thoughts and feelings of the changes that are about to come, and I am so excited to see what comes about over the next few months.  I don't know what each of you desire, but I do know what it's like to desire things, and I truly hope that each desire you have comes to fruition.  Sadly, most people give up on their hopes and dreams because maybe it has taken a little longer then they anticipated for each dream and hope to come into existence.  If you will hold on to your dreams, hold on to that hope, I assure you they will manifest for you.  I know that today's snow does not change the fact that we are in Spring.  Just because you may not see everything you want right this moment, doesn't mean that what you want you're not going to get.  The timing of the Universe is perfect, and we must get to the point where we can accept the timing of things, and realize that things will get to us when the time is right and not a moment before that.  Your part in all this is to simply ignore what ever signs you might think you see that seem to say you won't have what you want or desire, and instead hold true to your dreams.  When you can look past those things that are simply smoke screens, and see the truth of things, then you will be in a position to have all that you desire.

If you are in a place where you are waiting for change, don't loose heart.  If you will hold true to what you know is there for you, before you know it, you will be holding those things in your hands.  We all get tired, we all worry, and we all wonder what is coming next.  Will we have those things we hold most dear, or will we miss out?  The answer is quite simple: if you can see all that you desire, feel excitement about all you desire, then you will have it all.  Certainly it may not come at the exact time you want it to come, but it will reach you.  I would love for it to be 80 degrees and sunny today, t's not, but I know it will get here.  I know my dreams will come to be, and that is good enough for me.  Certainly we may go through rough times, but those times are never permanent, and you will come out the other end better having gone through whatever it is you have gone through.

Find the joy in the changing of seasons, and find the joy in your life's changing seasons.  Without change there can be no growth, and without growth there can be no newness of life.  I know that things are going to be different in just a short period of time.  My role in all of this is simply to recognize what I believe to be mine, hold it close to me, and then watch as things begin to line up in the perfection of the universe.  Let your winter turn to spring, and let all the wonders of this change of season to play out in ways that will simply amaze you.  Trust me it will be a thing of beauty.