THE ENDING YEAR.....

I am looking back at the year which is almost ending. The months, the days and the moments which are gone. I have been alone but in touch with my essence which is my soul. I focused on my intentions at every given moment of time and that helped me face my fears and learn from them.

My life events in the past year have enabled me to stay in touch with people, to learn from them and to develop a strong sense of recognition and discernment in everything that I do. Although the connection has mainly been through social media and within a virtual world but the mutual impacts are undeniable.

At the very early stages of my life I already learned that everything that happens to us is meant to educate us in amazing ways, and due to that understanding, my world kept expanding and I started to see myself standing among millions of people from all over the world who were just like me. The thought of oneness brings tears of joy to my eyes and a sense of freedom from the "me" bringing back the RUMI's words of wisdom to my mind:

Be a melting snow,
wash yourself from yourself.

A white flower
grows in the quietness.
Let your tongue
become that flower.

As time has passed I have become more eager to better understand and study myself in thinking, feeling and acting. I know that self-knowledge has no end and I have been using my life as a vehicle to learn to live in harmony and appreciation of the wholeness of life.

The tranquility is gradually setting in, something that I know is not of the mind only but it is an active transformation within me. I have become more conscious of the activity of "me" especially when I am upset, impatient, feel bored or depressed. Could this "me" be forced out? I have learned to deal with it by getting help from the creativity within me but without clinging to the outcomes or getting addicted to the applause or the rewards.

I move forward by focusing on my intentions instead of worrying about the outcomes. I face my fears by being patient and unattached to my expectations and by being creative and innovative. I navigate though the difficulties of life without giving up my goals allowing for authentic transformation and empowerment.