Reawakening

Life is a series of re-births, set in motion by the changing seasons and ebbs and flows of our lives – a universe of choices lay before us and we are in charge of either taking the reins or choosing the easy chair.

Re-births spawn a new life on distant soil, where we begin the process of sorting the dirt, breathing the air, claiming our plot of land, and making friends with the natives – once we lose the ability to re-spawn we run out of lives and the game ends. This is the only life we have, there are none to spare.

Pulling up roots can cause a season of trauma; it takes time to adapt to the local flora and fauna until we feel the privilege to call it home again – yet when roots are pulled up repeatedly, the damage makes it too difficult to grab hold of the confidence we need to settle in. A flood of water, love, and nutrients is required.

Your childhood home is a place of comfort but one to which you can never return; the winds have changed and the forest of your youth has now become a parking lot – you can never re-live your childhood adventures and moving closer will not guarantee that any of your past memories will nourish you or give you peace.

The winds of change will continue to carry you where they may until you are confident that the moorings have taken root – an immense mission is spread before you that will push and mold you in unknown ways and immerse you in the novel skills you need to meet the trials and challenges with confidence.

How long this new and final mission will last is completely up to you - when your sea legs are finally on solid footing, your duties are complete, and your work there it is done, it is time to leave the world of work to the younger generation.

Work is an addiction that must be weaned off slowly and as you mature you will sense when your body of work has run its course and it is time to take your well-deserved rest – then and only then can you feel assured that you have made your indelible mark on the world.

For this lofty and life-changing process to move forward, it must begin with a reawakening.  

Are you ready for the labor pains?