Today's "Ah Ha" moment.......

You know when you have what Oprah calls an "Ah Ha” moment? When you feel a shift - whether it is physical, or mental, or emotional? I call them Magic Moments, because they are usually so unexpected and always such a gift.

I just had one! Let me share:

There is a lot written for those of us who aspire to blog about regular, timely posts. Seems right. Yet it's been 2 weeks since I felt any inclination to write anything. I have just wanted to rest, to be quiet, to absorb our new life.

And felt moderately guilty - hey I have that "to do" list just like you. It's just sitting there, waiting for some "dos" to get done. I have blamed the move, the relentless heat, the fires for my lethargy. But I have struggled to try to do something, anything productive.

This morning I open my email and read Meredith Murphy's blog post - "resting is not doing nothing".

"Ah Ha" moment big time.. Meredith and I haven't spoken since I have been in Texas, however it feels like she has written this for me.

In this post, she quotes a post from someone else who inspired her (don't you love the chain of insight the internet can so easily provide?) using the example of an eddy in a stream.

Meredith gives this definition of an eddy from a kayaking site:

"A river eddy can be a lifesaver for a paddler. They offer a place to rest, relax and scout the perfect line ahead.

When you’re in an eddy you shouldn’t have to paddle at all, or at least, very little because there is no water flow."

Yes, I am resting in an eddy! And it is a lifesaver. :))

I suddenly realize why I am so drawn to the hawks I watch each morning from our balcony. We are right at the tops of the trees and there are lots of birds in the skies. But I love most of all the way the hawks use their wings to get into the airstream and then how they just glide. Effortlessly. Beautifully. Allowing the air to carry them. This is what I want to experience.

On my desk, my journal is open to a page where I have been listing what energizes me and what drains me. As I go through the day, I check in and see which column I am operating from. I love the simplicity of what energizes me - the list uses single words, it's a small list right now. Simple.

Conversely, the list of what drains me seems to have developed in sentences. Lots of words, the frustration so evident just by glancing at the list. I think my spirit wants to really impress me with what I need to let go of. Perhaps right now!

So for this moment, I am in my eddy, quietly becoming aware of what lies ahead. Choosing the part of the stream that energizes me, moving away from what drains me.

Remembering that "resting is not doing nothing".

Please feel free to join me!