Nature …

Here I am meditating and it strikes me - all our lessons and resources can be found in nature (the Universe)!! Now what the heck is he talking about you ask? Well I’m glad you asked.

We are part of nature but as humans we seem to have a tendency to disconnect and not pay attention. How many of you have driven to work or some other place and got there without ever realizing how you got there or better yet you are going some place else and end up heading to work. We are so busy and caught up in all that we need to do that we get into autopilot in our life and don’t realize that life is passing us by!

We run around crazy trying to accomplish way more then we possibly can in way less time then we have. Look at nature. When was the last time you saw a stressed out animal? Why? Because they know there purpose in life and live by it! What do we do? We listen to everyones else’s advice and what they expect of us and stop doing what we want - our purpose in life. I worked on computers because “everyone” said that that was the thing to do and it took me many years to realize that my purpose in life was something higher - to help Single Parent Families! How about you? Are you living your purpose or some one else’s? Are you being the person you have been put here to be or are you being what everyone else expects?

What about our kids? When have you seen an animal too busy to help their young? How often do we get so involved in life that we miss the important events with our kids, the quality time together, the moments that our kid wants to spend with us and you say I am too busy now?

In nature when the cubs need nurturing or lessons the fierce lioness nurtures them. Are we nurturing our kids and helping them to grow? Are we spending that special time or are we allowing that to pass us by. I always think of the song “The Cats in the Cradle” when the father is always too busy to play with his son and spend any time with him; then the father is retired and wants to spend time with his son but his son is too busy. Is that what we want to teach our kids? Or do we want to teach them that life is about connection, purpose and being the best you can be!

What about stress? What is a great way to reduce stress? Reconnect with nature! A walk on the beach and watching the sun rise or set. A quite walk in the woods. What do they all have in common? Reconnecting with nature. Find what works for you.

When are we the most creative? When we withdraw from the craziness of every day life and have time with ourselves. For me it is when I meditate and return to nature - it frees my soul to be open and create. When I create my seminars and get ideas of how to help Single Parent families, this is when it comes to me - in my away time. Do you allow yourself this gift?

When we have problems in life and in the moment it may feel like the end of the world but after we get through it and look back it really was a lesson to help us through life! If you look at nature the animals that survive the rough Winters are the ones who learn from their challenges and use those lessons to adopt to the harsh seasons of life. In this way when the spring comes and there is abundance they are stronger. Isn’t life like that for us? Don’t we go through the hard times when we lose a partner through some event like divorce. Isn’t that our Winter? If we let it, can’t that make us stronger so that when our Spring comes we can have abundance!

You may say that it is the fiercest animals in nature that survive - but is that true? How about the animals that learned to camouflage themselves, or the ones that can go under ground to hide or the ones who build houses to protect themselves? When we can learn from our challenges, we can grow and we can do more then survive, we can flourish. Unlike animals, we do have the ability to make the decisions that affect our lives and the directions we go. life is about these forks in the road and who we are depends on the lessons we learn and the choices we make.

Until next time - remember that you are the best parent you can be in this moment!

I look forward to reading your comments and thoughts below!

With Love, Peace and Power,

Ron Dilbert
Single Parent Power, Inc. - “Helping Families Grow”
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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” - Albert Einstein