Stepping into the Unknown

At the beginning of a new year, there's a feeling of excitement

as we prepare ourselves to tread new territory.

I know that some people really love to plan

and feel they have some control over future events.

I can understand that it could feel reassuring to want to do this.

Professionally speaking, it is necessary to plan and to have goals.

All of us need to make appointments, to plan our travels

and we need to organize classes we give or others we may wish to follow.

Besides these basic necessities,

 have you ever been tempted to just see where each moment takes you?

Letting go of wanting to know

of wanting to control

and observe which paths open up before you?

Accepting the fact that sometimes our view is momentarily hindered

by darkness.

Yet there are always sparks of light shining somewhere ready to illuminate

our way when we are ready to move forward.

The sun rises and shows us the view beyond our limited horizon

and a clear outline of things ahead is revealed.

There can be obstacles and zones of darkness

and yet by pulling back and seeing the bigger picture,

new possibilities open up.

Just imagine what it would be like to stand near the edge

of these mountain peaks and look down on the field of experiences

we are creating day by day, moment by moment.

Destiny plays a part and certain choices we decide to make in any given situation.

A picture of our year is being created

and although we may think we have planned it all,

life itself has taken over

and woven the colours and designs that we can see.

If life is the weaver

are we not the weaving?