Monthly Archives: February 2010

Walking Our Path

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Walking Our Path

I sometimes wonder at my own internal questions… amazed that after all these years (!) I periodically ask such basic, fundamental questions about my direction. Do we ever stop questioning the truth and 'rightness' of our paths? At what point do we say, okay, this is it…my path…I'm good right here!

How many of you out there, like me, still ponder? Just sit with these questions for a minute…and, while you're at it, throw in "who am I" and "what am I here for".

One of many reasons I embrace the great outdoors is simply because it feels good: clears my head, opens my heart and fills my body with energy and enthusiasm. I believe each season influences our lives in unique and very specific ways.

Sure, some people disconnect from nature or even shun the thought of experiencing 'what's out there'. Your path is your path, indoors, outdoors, internally, externally…we certainly have many choices.

Wherever your paths lead…do remember to take your questions with you.

Marching toward spring…Yes?
Mozella

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi
Motivational StoryTeller™

The Other Side of Tomorrow

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Other SideOur winter season has strong metaphorical parallels to the transition time we call death.

Outer life often seems stripped away, leaving us cold, naked and feeling vulnerable. We hibernate – drawn toward the quiet and serenity of inner sanctuaries.

Most of our trees appear devoid of all vitality, though their trunks and branches reach out like untouched souls. With the promise of rebirth and new life just around the corner, they will return adorned and celebrated in a brand new set of clothes.

Many of us have friends and family who have already journeyed to "the other side of winter's tomorrow". Trusting deeply in The Great Cycle of Life, I believe the more we talk about life's seasons and transitions; the easier it 'may' be to witness the leaves slowly drop away. Sometimes, Nature uproots an entire tree in a sudden swirl of events … the seeds take flight and land softly, taking root in the unknown land of our tomorrow.

We water our memories, nurture our present moments – and spring will come back again! A line from my poem "Another Horizon" expresses it this way:

dancing forward
I step over the edge…
beyond sight
…and I joyfully
start all over
again

Grateful for these present moments,
Mozella

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi
Motivational StoryTeller ™

Change

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Change

Big changes! If we do not get that message anywhere else, "Gaia" continues to tell us so. Knock, knock, are you there? Are we listening?

Sometimes we become mute or lack understanding as to what Mother Earth is telling us. Being receptive and having an expanded consciousness are both a desire and a choice, not an accident. Yet, some wait for that "accident" to happen.

Adjusting our dials to the right frequencies allows us to hear and perceive better, like fine-tuning a radio.

Everything, each thing is talking to us – especially through nature. There are messages we label 'good', ones we consider 'bad' and communications our "radios" have yet to pick up.

There is so much clamor and fast-paced movement as we interact in our world… and then we are forced to slow down. Sometimes it's our health, sometimes the weather. Gaia is creating many shifts – many of them stopping us in our tracks – so that we may hear the volumes of stored information, wisdom and instruction pouring forth from stillness.

I really like the phrase "it is what it is" and although what is can have major inconveniences for us, we can choose to use any downtime that comes our way to listen.

Stay tuned…
mozella

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi
Motivational Storyteller™

Being Careful

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Being CarefulAt one point or another in all our lives, the very thing someone told us not to do, we have done. And what they tell us we don't have the ability to do, we just must. There is something about warnings, rules and parameters that thankfully do not always work.

We read alarming statistics about the volume of negative and damaging messages to which children are exposed. Parents and teachers are often the most guilty…the results of manipulating or shaking a child's ego or confidence can be devastating. No, can't, be careful this or that might happen – mind the gap, you might fall in it. If trying does not pose any negative side effects, you can often trust someone close to you to come up with some anyway.

What do you do? You push ahead – without their permission! Sidetracking a little, it reminds me of my nephew, Jamal's innocent (?) childhood retort to an adult friend of mine who was trying to correct him. He responded to her "You're not the boss of me!" Hmmmm….a useful 'adult position' to keep in mind.

What if you fall? Well, brush yourself off and get up, cry if you need to, change or adjust your course: just keep moving.

Being too careful will never get you out the door and on the path (and certainly not up a mountain!) Now, I am not suggesting we should throw caution to the wind…then again…

Gap, what gap?
Mozella

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi,
Motivational Storyteller™