Today is another Friday! I am amazed at how fast the time is going by. It just felt like New Year's day yesterday and we were entering the year of 2008. Where is the time going to? Are we keeping our lives so busy that we have the illusion of having no time? I often hear people say they have no time and I myself use to be one of those people. I am happy to say that this is something that has drastically changed for myself in the last 3 years or so. I changed my perspective on what time meant for me. Once I agreed that time is an ally to me, everything shifted for how I feel about time. I've become more productive and time efficient since then. Hopefully I can keep this up!
I have been in my new home now for a month and have had alot of time to myself, to think, read, write, reflect and do what I want to do. I have had some great realizations during this time and as I have reflected upon my life to see how I got to where I am now. I realize that in order to create a path for yourself, it takes courage and what some call blind faith. And how you define faith is completely personal. To trust that you are going to be led to where you need to be is something that I ponder on quite often. I have learned to trust my gut feeling and follow an unseen force within me and I am grateful for that. I do feel that has led me to alot of places in my life.
I have had alot of quiet moments lately and I have realized where I have held the "monkeys on my back" in the past and how that has allowed me to not be present in the moments of my life. The monkeys are still there for sure, but now I am getting the opportunity to set them free. I have rushed through my life so many times to avoid dealing with heartaches, upsets, problems or I have clung to the happy times in fear that I won't have any more in the future. As I sit here reflecting I see that it is time to recommit to a new path. To have a shift of mindset for myself. I feel this mindset to be a liberating experience. That may be why I have chosen to move to a foreign land at this time in my life. Whatever the reason is, it really doesn't matter in the big scheme of my life. I just know that now things are beginning to be a lot different of an experience for me. It is as if I have entered a completely new phase of my life or the next chapter. And for newness to occur I do believe there has been a shift that has occurred. It is liberating in so many ways. At the same time it is somewhat difficult to let go of the old. I think this is always the case no matter what you are talking about: emotions, feelings, people, things, etc. We all have some sort of attachment to "things". Anyway,these are just a few things that are on my mind today.
Everything else seems to be going well. I am surrounded by great people in my new environment and that makes it easier to make a transition like this. The few conversations I am having are really special and enlightening. I am enjoying myself and my life in a new way. It is a pretty exciting time!
I wanted to leave you with a quote today.
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
--Epictetus
Hope everyone has a great weekend and thanks for all the emails. I am glad to reconnect with so many people.
In gratitude and love
Asha
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