Journey With ME

What is your greatest fear?

I am now in the second half of my life. I fear coming to the end of my life having never truly used my gifts as I should have. Honestly, this is not a new fear. I have carried it all of my life. The difference now is the greater sense of urgency to do the work that I was placed on Earth to do. I am old enough now to have witnessed the final days of people I have loved. And there truly is a difference between those who approached their final hours with a sense of peace and completion. Everything about them radiated the message, “I have done the work that was mine to do.” The contrast is those who were sad, angry, bitter, tormented, and filled with regrets.

I tell my husband that I want to die beautiful. For me that means, I want to have accomplished my life’s work and to be at peace. Who knows what I’ll actually look like? Being beautiful will also mean that I have released those natural, but painful emotions that cause suffering.

Because I am so well-acquainted with internal suffering, I started my preparation early, many years ago. Yet, there remains work to do. Each day I must renew my commitment to truth and move past my mistakes in order to access the beautiful. The benefits are numerous. And although I can’t list them all in this brief message, here’s just a few.

Greater peace.

A deeper connection to my true Self.

A more intimate connection to the One who created me.

Laughter at my mishaps every single day.

I believe being who we truly are – no masks, no hiding behind our possessions or accomplishments – can help to foster contentment and counteract the undesired thoughts and emotions that cause us despair.

I am a person who writes.

So, I’ll get up another day and tell myself, “It’s okay to be afraid. Just get out there. Our world needs you – bumps, bruises and all.”