from out of nowhere
some days you just wake up and go through the motions of life…shower..shave…breakfast…work…lunch…dinner….tv…social media….sleep…..and then there are days when the universe has something more in store for you that you never knew was coming. today was one of those days….or at least it has been so far. I come downstairs after my morning shower to the smell of coffee and to the two faces of my girls so happy to see their daddy. i give the morning hellos, kisses and butt scratches….btw they are dogs! LOL. I head into the kitchen to grab my coffee and get my morning shake put together and head to the tv room to check email, websites etc…nothing different at all. René pops in to watch some videos on YouTube on the tv and I quietly start looking at my computer. as I am sitting here, something makes me turn my attention away from the computer and to the screen. he is watching a movie titled. “finding joe”. it is a movie about joseph campbell. campbell was an American professor of literature at sarah lawrence college who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. I will be posting the video below for your enjoyment btw. as I started to watch, there were moments that spoke to my heart, as a matter of fact, at times, I felt as if my heart was about to burst. I mean that in a very literal sense. my heart was feeling something different than anything I had felt in some time. I thought, am I having a heart attack? what’s going on? i soon realized it was more than what my physical being was feeling but also my emotional being was hearing that needed to have some attention paid to it. I wont go into all the gory details but I found myself in tears at points during the documentary and at other times smiling and in awe of the beautiful message that was being put forth from the people featured in the movie. then it hit me like a ton of bricks…. as one of the people was speaking about the hero’s journey, he said…..and I am not kidding here…you can hear it below…. “we have to slay our dragons to find our bliss”…and I just looked at the screen…and honestly thought…did he just say what I think he said? it was in the context of “following our bliss” which then allows us to not only become our full selves but also allows others to see our gifts……… we see our gifts…the world opens up to us and allows us to shine brighter than ever before. we all have good and bad within us, and the idea is simply that we must slay our dragons (the bad, maybe not so great things about ourselves) to truly find our true and honest selves (by trying to love them). letting go of the inner dialog that may be keeping you from a new adventure, making the next step in your career, or maybe it is even creating art that you would have never created etc…..it’s all about loving the inner dragons, slaying them with that love and realizing that in the end you will come out to be the best you are. you have to accept the call, or you can ignore it and continue on……..however…… when you do accept the call, be ready for the ride! until next time. @