Trusting
the Gift
“Life
is like a game of chess. To win you have to make a move.”
Allan
Rufus (The Master's Sacred Knowledge)
Right
now, several people in the Spirituality Group are trying to make
decisions that include moves to other states. They are weighing the
pros and cons, and anticipating the pain and separation anxiety of
leaving the familiar and launching into the unknown. We talked about
how difficult it is to trust enough to make that leap when you don't
know for sure what the outcome will be.
We
also spoke of the difficulty of accepting the good that comes to
us—sometimes more difficult that accepting the misfortune. It's all
about trust. It is as though the universe holds something sweet out
to us, and says, “Here, this is for you.” Most of us immediately
begin to question: Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Are there
strings attached? We would likely accept the gift, but with almost as
much hesitation as we accept hardship.
In
truth, many of us will not make the move. Like a hermit in a
cliff-cave, we will content ourselves with watching shadows on the
wall rather than jumping into the abyss. Better the known, we say,
than the unknown. Better to endure stagnation and boredom, than risk
failing at something. But there is another solution. One can climb that cliff wall, one notch at a time, accumulating experience along
the way. If we can muster enough courage to face the climb, we may find
freedom at the top. For certain, if we never leave the safety of the
cave, we will never know the fresh air of new life.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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