I knew if I took the steps, I would be at the entrance to my destination. I was confident, and I walked with a sense of assurance. Within my imagination, the path was laid out from where I was to where I wanted to be. It was perfect until I realised it was not. My starting point was not what I thought it was. The steps looked like the right ones. However functional as they might be, what was at the top was not where I wanted to be.
I was early, so I had time to reset and find a path to my goal. I mentally reimagined where I was and where I wanted to be. Life began to take me through the lessons I can see in my mind with today’s dawn.
Movement is not the same as progress. As I walked up the steps, I was already in the door, sitting and preparing for the conversation and meeting. Looking back, I had closed my mind and senses to the indicators, trying unsuccessfully to raise my awareness. With each stride, I celebrated the goal that was within reach. It was a modern comedy play on an old story. “If the priesthood of Levi and Aaron, which provided the framework for the giving of the law, could really make people perfect, there wouldn’t have been need for a new priesthood like that of Melchizedek.” (Hebrews 7.11).
Awareness gives one a choice. I was clearly not where I wanted to be. I could look backwards or turn forward. I chose to smile, laugh, and reach for my destination. It was a short walk down the steps, around a corner, and up steps that could have been twins to arrive at my destination with perfect timing. In the imperfection and chaos of life, it is doubtful that one’s map will be perfect. Open awareness is an element that tries to stay with me, assuming I give her permission to join.
Today starts with openness and flexibility. It is my opportunity to exercise, be aware, and to adjust.
