The spark came while reading and encountering these words:
When we let ourselves see only what we expect to see,
we view the contents of our own minds and miss what is truly before us.
— Takashi Matsuoka, Cloud of Sparrows
One of my main challenges in life is to go beyond what I expect.
To allow space for truth to surprise me.
I have found that when I take the extra moment to listen to my heart, I uncover my truth in the moment.
From truth, I find the opening to see beyond my expectations and beyond my fears.
A skill that has taken a while to become second nature—and there are certainly moments when I desert myself and cling to the comfort of the expected.
But it is also this struggle in the moment that gives me the opportunity to grow, to stretch beyond what is familiar, to stand in the light of what I haven’t yet imagined.
The dynamics of energy moving always from potential to form carries me in the stream of truth.
And sometimes, in rare and beautiful moments, I glimpse that stream—feel its rhythm in my bones and its invitation in my breath.
Truth doesn’t arrive in thunder or lightning.
It whispers.
It shows up in quiet nudges.
In the pause between thoughts.
In the shiver that says, look again.
Truth is always larger than the “facts” and fear combined.
It softens the edges.
It opens the door.
And in my heart, I feel truth widen my view to what stands ready for me, here, now, before me.
Here’s to life—and the adventure of truth in my heart.