Little Big Things I Have To Learn

I am learning so much about myself these days and I will continue to be a student of life until the day I transition back to spirit. One of the things I am learning is that I need to learn more about taking care of myself and little things like how to respond to little emergencies like a big bolt like screw in your tire all the way down to other things like figuring out how the battery and power work in my sleeper trailer. There are places around the world that have no running water and honestly my mother grew up not having indoor plumbing in her home in Tennessee and they fetched water from a well to drink and use when she was a child and up until she left the home when she was 18. I feel that living in our society with all of our “so called luxuries” like running water, electricity, and controlled temperatures, we can get very comfortable and set in our ways and take things for granted. Also, if we always have someone to turn to when we are in a bind - we can get a little comfortable having someone else fix things for us or take care of our problems that we face. This isn’t a bad thing, but I guess one of my personal goals in life was to never feel like I depended on another person to take care of my survival and I am learning that I have a long way to go (especially in the handy-woman department of fixing things) YIKES!!!!

Honestly, I feel that I actually have a lot to learn about asking for help. Since I was young I felt the need to prove to myself that I could do things and see the world on my own, but I am learning some cool new ideas. My friends that I have in life are so wonderful and it is ok for me to ask for help when I need it. Asking for help when you need it, isn’t a sign of weakness - I am learning that it is a new source of strength for me. Supporting one another in life creates bonds and strengthens relationships as long as there is helpful, supportive and respectful energy around the situations. I come from a family that can tend to take advantage of people’s kindness and generosity and take if for granted and I guess as a young girl I saw that I wanted to learn to do life on my own without needed to take advantage of other people for help - so, I thank my family for these lessons.

Regardless of how we are living and the way we are choosing to go through our days, we should be kind. I have been very irrational in my past in how I treated people who didn’t give me what I wanted or tell me what I wanted to hear at the time I needed something. I am learning now, that no one owes us anything in life. However, it is my choice these days to remember no matter what happens, I will treat others with respect and kindness. We all have our lessons to learn and I am seeing that when conversations, emergencies, or problems arise we have something to learn from each and every situation. Many lessons can be learned from every interaction and I know now that life is happening for me, not “to” me. Each day is a blessing, every person we meet or interact with is a blessing and a lesson to learn from. For me the question is “how are you going to be and respond?'“ WITH LOVE, that is the answer. This isn’t easy, and I am certain to make many more mistakes, but life is a marathon not a sprint and each day is another day to live and learn.