May There Be Peace

“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”
  -  Brené Brown

I believe we all choose the family and the life we are born into so that we may learn the lessons we most need to be our best, most authentic selves . . . in order to create life with less struggle, more happiness - real happiness - and offer up the best of who we are to honour our spirits and those whom grace our lives, and to the universe in its totality.  

Along the way, we meet struggle, head on . . . sometimes we invite it in . . . and even though it sucks ass . . . it belongs to us so that we can mould it into the strong, incredible potential that lives and breathes in us all.  

I truly believe that all things in life come to us in forms that both feel terrible and feel incredible to allow our souls to transform . . . to come up from the depths of this wired struggle to a place where we truly believe that we are worthy of amazing, unconditional love and acceptance in this universe.  

When you feel down, alone, ungrateful, and stomach-wrenching anger . . . that too is your path to bliss in this life.  If you practice Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness and you believe that your life can be transformed by that path . . . or if your spiritual realm and belief comes from some other higher power, activity or belief . . . there can be no expectation that you will be in total bliss every day of your life.  The mud exists for the lotus flower to grow and blossom in all its glory, just as it exists for your human spirit to reach its greatest potential. 

Any time you feel heavy from whatever struggle that faces you, remember, with time, love and nurturing of spirit, mind and body - however that looks for you - you will find gratitude, peace and be stronger for it all. 

Always grow . . . practice gratitude . . . love purely. 

May there be peace . . .

Namaste 

Jen