* Crazy weather and all that “stuff”

 Recently I have really enjoyed the beauty of weather patterns, they really are quite extraordinary!  In the state I live in, you can wake up one day and see snow, and the next day the temperature is  80 degrees!  Weather patterns, like life situations are never guaranteed.   When you think in those terms you realize that the beauty is in the discovery of what is next?  The surprise and joy of something new, whether it’s a new hobby or a new relationship be it love or friendship.  The surprise of just getting up and not knowing whether to wear a winter coat or a pair of shorts make things interesting!  

When you get to the point in your life whether it is with someone, or something that you feel you have grown, no matter how hard it may be to pick up those pieces you have to move on.  If someone is making you unhappy and you have tried everything to make things work…there is something better out there for you, and sometimes it can be right under your nose!  This may be a career, a friendship, a love relationship. 

Living life stagnantly is really not living with meaning.   A question I ask people sometimes when they are in doubt about something, or unsure of the next decision is if this was the last year of your life and you knew this, would you still make the same choices?

If the answer to that question is no, than you really need to sit down and see what makes you happy.  Being happy is not about material things, because you can be the poorest person in the world, and have the greatest love and family and friends you have ever known.  At the same time there are others out there that may have everything, but are the loneliest of souls. 

Ask yourself this question the next time you are meditating, praying, or just sitting in reflection.   If this was the last year of your life, how would  you choose to live this year?  I encourage you to make the changes needed to grow, to become a better version of yourself, to be happy because after all, don’t you deserve this?