Astrology

We try to plan. But, as we move through life, things just happen.

We’ll set goals each year but, …. The Gods laugh. Make all the plans you want. The Universe, in its own time, is going to show up.

As they say, mess happens.

Those precious Life Skills develop for us as we learn to navigate the changes thrust upon us by Universe’s upsetting Hammer-of-Chaos.

The thing stands out as I move through my years is this; you need to be able to pause at any moment and not lose your stuff.

What do we do when everything shifts on us? Pause. We re-calibrate our efforts to match the new energy available and move forward. Refocus. Stay on target.

Then, there’s the empathetic piece. Everyone has something going on and we need to be kind. Can we pause long enough to, not only answer the call in that moment; but be generous and even kind?

That can be hard to do.

But, people crave kindness. I know I do. I want to be able to give it.

That’s really the point of this Universal exercise, I think. The Hammer-of-Chaos. It’s another integrity check for us to live with. An expanding personal boundary.

We have the responsibility to manage our own stuff such that we have the room to give a little. If we run ourselves too low on energy reserves, we’ll become brittle and break instead of bending in a wind.

We’re more likely to lose it at someone instead of being able to hold a ‘pause’ for them – and ourselves.

Today, in my workout, we were asked to do a new move that required intense focus… then, we were asked to pause. Next, came the impossible request: lift one leg.

As this workout unfolded, I found myself pondering how very much I struggled – until I just let go.

Let go. Relax. Stay focused.

Then, like a warm breeze, you are simply being in the moment. Alive and living your life. This pause is the imprint. Breathe it in!

That’s what I learned. The doorway home is the release of struggle. There’s real strength in that pause.

The loss of balance is a precious opportunity to adjust. To pause. To harmonize vibration and renew our target for intention.

It’s our opportunity to be radiant.

Note:

This piece was originally published in February, before Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement changed the entire world.

I thought to bring it forward again now, June 13, 2020, as a hopeful offering about something we can all do to make things a little better right now.

We need each other.

We need to live with the ability to be generous to each other in the face of our own stuff coming up. Be civil. Be loving. There are more changes coming.

We’ll be making them together.

So, be light my friend.

Jane Marshall Wright