A twisty turning ride

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”

don williams jr.

The turns of our life, always present, always turning, and all the while, we never quite know where we will end up, even though we think we know where we are going.

And yet, it is true, so very true, our lessons--the life teachings---come to us as we experience the exhilarating twists, the surprising drops around unexpected slides, and hidden crevices that sometimes swallow us up or hide us for just a few minutes.

Life

it happens

all around us,

in us,

through us,

all the while

leaving

explicit and implicit teachings for

us

and

for the world.

Here are just a few things that I've learned

while on the journey:

1.  When we are willing, we can and will recognize the wonder of the Creative Mystery

at work all around us, in the atoms that create molecules,

in rain drops that drop from the sky to provide all of creation with thirst quenching fountain that flows continuously and in a spring of green pressing its face up toward the sky.

2. Anything worth having is worth the work it takes to get there. 

To become proficient, one has to study, work, sweat a bit and be persistent enough

to climb over the brick walls that others put up in front of you to fence you in.

3.  Relationships need maintenance.  Friends needs calls, Acquaintances need acknowledgement, partners need attention and children need hugs.

4. Love happens...it is the heartbeat of life....it moves and surges and

surprises us in ways we never quite understand in wonderful refreshing kinds of ways.

5.  Mystery infuses the world at every glance, 

wonder envying,

thought provoking,

thinking kind of equations are at work

in a unseen crucible

and

we are part of the catalyst.

If we look just right, or

let ourself be surprised

we will find wonder and amazement and excitement or in a spiritual sense

one might say:

"the bush"--it burns---it is holy and if we choose to take our shoes off

and feel the bare ground we just might be fortunate enough

to catch a glimmer of the red flame.

6.  It is worth the adventure, no matter how many times we might want to sit down, close the ride, get off and quit.  If we continue along the twisty journey

life continues to happen

and

we continue to be part of the world story.

Life

it comes

at us

surprises us

amazes us

and

invites us

into the wonder of the twisty journey.

None of us

know where we are going,

how long the ride might be,

but if we trust in the ride,

and

remain in the present

Life

it happens.

May life amaze you on this Thursday morning,

may the moon going down

provide a mysterious glow of blessing

and may the sun

illuminate your path

and

may each of you

find excitement and laughter and wonder

at your specific place on the ride...

life

it happens

enjoy the ride.