A Transformative Moment

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A Transformative Moment


Steven's - The Golden Fish Meme...

When Steven proposed this meme
I began to reflect on my life
wondering if there had been
a particular moment
or moments
that fitted into this category

and I decided
that my life
could better be described
as a gentle flowering,
I have been blessed
with the universe's magnanimity

At each of my life stages
and through the various passages,
with the benefit
of added maturity and insight
I have opened to greater
possibilities,
potentials
and pleasures

Looking back over my life's trajectory
I cannot identify
transformative moments,
epiphanies
or Paul on the road to Damascus stories

But perhaps
a time that best fits this description
occurred in my mid twenties
when we first came to Australia
and I read Wayne Dyer's book
Your Erroneous Zones


Because it was after reading this book
that I realised that I had a power -
a power to choose
and concomitant with that power
I had a responsibility

I could choose
the life I wanted to live


but I then had the responsibility
to make it happen



It was both a portent
of a great adventure ahead
and a formidable challenge

I came to see
that I was not at the whim -

of my genes
my past
my environment
my heritage
my family
their values and beliefs
their expectations
my socio economic standing
my education
or my culture

although each of the above
had factored in to who I am
and had an impact on my life
and would continue to do so
for as much as I allowed them to...

I could choose

to think outside the given parameters
choose thoughts that fostered growth
assess my values and beliefs
reappraise my goals, hopes, dreams
plan my own future
decide to learn more of my potential
not only as a physical and mental being
but also as a social and spiritual being



I could learn to act
from these new points of reference
to walk with integrity
to follow a path -

the pollen path

the pollen path
of happiness
that sees joy
and wonder,
awe,
and the magic
in the universe,
to live a life
that fosters the mystery

to live and act
with empathy
kindness
understanding
and gratitude

and to know
that all of the above
is a life long process
and that I could and would
slip off the pollen path
at times
but that it was always there-

the road less travelled

the Way...

Oh Happy days...





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