THE INSPIRATION TIMES
August 2005 Issue
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This month's topic:
“Old Clubs vs. New Clubs”
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I am playing
golf today. It is a birthday golf scramble for a friend turning 80 years
young!
I have my old golf clubs and my new golf clubs.
They are sitting in front of me in contemplation of each other.
On one hand, the old clubs are familiar. We have
played a lot of golf together. I have only played golf once this year
but I have history with these good ole clubs! We know about each other.
They seem to be the better choice.
On the other hand, the new clubs are shiny with
newness and possibility. They are newer technology and should hit the
ball further. I have only played with them one time. We do not have any
history together. We are still figuring each other out. But, there is
the opportunity to try a new way. Well, they seem to be the better
choice.
It is a beautiful reflection of where I am
standing in my life! I have been shedding layer after layer of old
operating systems, old beliefs, and old judgments. I am down to a new
layer of skin. I have not been here before. I am mulling over the value
of the old familiar way and a new unknown way. I remember a quote I read
long ago that goes something like this, "You
cannot continue to do the same thing over and over again and expect a
different result." (I wish I could give credit to
the author of this quote but I do not recall who said it. If you know,
please let me know so I may give proper credit.)
It would ease the anxiety in my stomach to use
the old clubs. Yet, there is the lure of possibility in the new clubs.
In my life, do I continue living in the familiar
way that feels safe and easy? I know it works; my life is great. Or, do
I answer the soft call deep within? I do not know where the call will
take me or what it might ask of me. I could make some mistakes as I
follow its calling. Whew, there are a lot of question marks as I peek
down this new path.
The beauty is I have the freedom to choose. There
is no right or wrong choice here, in my opinion. I only have to stand
here and say, "Hmmm, what do I feel like today? Do I feel adventuresome
or do I need the safety of the familiar?" I believe we live in a
limitless universe and whichever way I choose, I will be standing in a
new spot.
I am choosing the new clubs today. I am making
that choice very consciously and as a way to confirm to myself that I am
answering the soft call of my own sweet spirit. I am choosing to be in
my new skin and trust that I am moving closer and closer to living my
truth every day.
I can make this choice because I have given
myself permission to choose the old or the new. In that freedom, I find
the courage to try the new path. Wow, that is letting go of a boat load
of judgment for me. If I want to grow and evolve don't I have to choose
to go for it? Or, is true growth the freedom, the allowance of either?
For me, it is the freedom to choose either that
vaults me forward. It may or may not be true for you. And that dear
friends, is the biggest gift of all. We are each free to choose in each
moment what is best for us. Our life experiences are wholly our own and
cannot be matched by another. I honor the choices I make for me and I
honor the choices you make in your life. Here is a quote I found while
searching for the author of the previous quote:
"If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles,
we can greet the future and transformation we are undergoing with the
understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic."
-- Hazel Henderson
I don't know
enough to be pessimistic about these new golf clubs or my new path.
Change is the only constant in our life and I am willing to take a
chance on me!
Many blessings and much love to each of you as you make your choices!
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Terri
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