Make Today Great....: Solitude

 What is alone? How do we feel when we are with only ourselves? Are we able to know that all is well without the presence of our significant other, our children or best friend? What if the absence of unconditional love from a pet is no longer present on our path? How do we cope with loss without being in pity? Can we find our power and feel our way into their eternal existence? 

For 12 years I have had a beautiful little soul in my life, her name Peanut. In her recent absence  I feel alone, I feel like her love has been removed from my consciousness and I am missing her so. Make no mistake. She has not been taken from my life too quickly.  Her illness would not allow her to live a fun and happy full life, so in the truth of my love for her I had to let her go. I gave her my all and I took the best care of her that I could. She was my walking partner and my little light, my joy and my friend. She slept beside me when I worked through my studies and she was gentle with my grandchildren and family. She knew when my husband was a block away from home and she let me know... She warned me that storms were coming and that I was  to ready myself and my home. She was the Queen of my backyard and every animals around knew it. She traveled with me to Florida countless times, swam in my pool and sunned on my Lanai. She walked on my Yoga mat and made me know she was with me in my practice. She was my friend and I miss her so. Her love was unwavering and unquestioning. She is forever with me and will always be my joy. Now it is my challenge to free myself of this emptiness so I can receive her in fullness. I must move from this sad and empty place into my broader more powerful self, a new level of me that I have not yet met. It is with great appreciation that I’ve loved and lost, or so it seems, than never to have know her love at all... 

We are eternal. There is no doubt that we are only here to broaden this version of our essence through play and pain. We are to find our power and use it to make every experience all it can be. Being alone or feeling alone can happen in solitude or in the greatest of crowds, even surrounded by those who love us most. It is a state of mind, a process of thoughts that we offer moulding  our path experience. It is a choice we make in the light of our Now. We decide whether we want to suffer or be open and receptive, creating a space for the unseen to be present as if nothing has shifted or maybe feel  profound presence in spite of absence. I am at the crossroad using all I know to balance my emotions. I know my power is in my ability to choose the pain of loss or the joy of knowing love.  I am sure that my life is fuller, more abundant and more grace filled from this experience. I am growing and it is uncomfortable, but from this discomfort will rise a beautiful new point of view, something I’ve not had the opportunity to consider and adopt in my heart before. I am the creator of my life experience and I know that she would choose joy for me and so must I. Selfless love is to love whether we are our best or worst, to embrace where we are with compassion, acceptance and approval.  

The path, when difficult, is still the path. It is an opportunity to live in harmony with what is, with out judgement or resistance. True power lies in the flow of acceptance and receptivity we can allow it or not, the decision is ours always. 

Todays Empowering Tip:  Breathe in what is and choose how it would serve life best to feel. Tears release the sadness locked within and joy awaits us on the other side. There is no right time, there is no set rule. Self love and acceptance is the only choice we can make to empower and bring us back into the light of knowing that nothing is ever removed and all that we desire is just a breath and thought away. 

The decision is ultimately ours to live in Pity or Power... what will it be? We can only be in one. 

Life is a journey, not a destination. 

Feel free to post your questions and comments. I look forward to hearing from you. Remember we are all on this journey growing and learning as we go, so your input will bring enlightenment to many. 

In Power, Peace & Love, 

Mary Ann

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