Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this holiday and to everyone else...hello! Goms wrote about new beginnings last week and Easter time is the epitome of new beginnings.....figuratively and in reality.
Gommy's life started a new beginning today too. Today was the first day of a new job and lifestyle change for Grandpa and me. No more weekends, nights or holidays to have to work!!! Isn't that marvelous???
It boggles the mind when Goms thinks about how for many years, while growing up, nothing much ever happened that was very different in Goms' life and Gom's comfort zone was in the range of about a 20 mile radius. Then....BOOM....in the next part of Gom's life there were several moves, in and out of the state, and all over the place. I'm trying to count how many moves there actually were....hmmmmm......let's see...there were at least 10 moves into different areas and different homes. Geesh....it really is amazing how our lives change and how very little we have to say about those changes. Yes, we can refuse to move, or whatever the situation may be, but Goms thinks everything happens and unfolds exactly the way it is supposed to.
The older one gets, the clearer it becomes that we are all just actors in the play of life. If you look back on your life, you will see that even if you struggled with something, lost someone, were greatly disappointed in love, changed careers, and so on.... you really didn't see most of it coming and you still came out the other end and you are still breathing. We lose touch with people, even relatives, we have different likes and dislikes as we mature....we have children, raise them and then they move on with their own life and have children of their own. When you are raising your children, you could never imagine that one day, they wouldn't need you any longer. If you are totally wrapped up in the 'identity' of being a mother or father and even though you will always be the mother or father.... you no longer have to 'mother' or 'father' any longer...you may feel lost and not know what your role in life is without that role identity. The well adjusted person is the one that realizes that their 'role' is no longer necessary and finds other ways to fill up their life.
Although change may seem unsettling and may seem negative on the surface, you may find that the change is actually making space for something good in your life. Even if there is a period of uncertainty and fear, you must learn to live with the uncertainty and try to enjoy the excitement of something new. The Roman philosopher Tacitus said that "the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise." Eckhart Tolle says that " if uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness and creativity."
So Gommy's wish for all you boys and girls this Springtime is to find a new something.....anything......and even if it scares you....do it....you may just find that it is the exact thing that will make you a happier you! Taking a 'Leap of Faith' involves believing there will be a net there when you do leap!!!! Hugs and Mush...Gommy
