Life’s Seasons

There I was at the beach doing what I love - watching the sunrise. Isn’t it just like the Universe to teach you when you are not looking? I watched and listened in the darkness to the quiet, the lack of certain sounds, the hushed movement of water onto and off the beach, and felt the gentle breeze softly moving across my face and through my hair. I could barely hear the plant life bristling with the excitement of the upcoming display. As I relaxed on the beach the anticipated moment arrived! The sky began to change colors and like a kaleidoscope, faster then I could keep track of, the colors danced around the sky in all variations and combinations. As the sun began to peak through the horizon and become known, new signs of life began to come forth - the birds began their serenade and the air began to come to life with sounds and excitement. I began to feel the warmth of the sun, the joy of what I was witnessing and the support of the Earth!

As I began pondering what I was experiencing, I began to tie it into life and the types of things that I and others have experienced - then I felt at peace. Why you ask? Well I am glad you asked. Finally everything became clear! Life is full of challenges and that is what we learn from, if we can allow ourselves to. Like the four seasons, where winter can be extremely brutal and we in life can be going through very hard times, spring always follows with it’s new life and new beginnings. We always come out of these challenges and have the ability to learn and grow stronger from them. Just when you think you can’t take it any more and you allow yourself to hang in a little longer, the weather changes and spring begins. Not only that, but our knowing that we will make it through because that is what the Universe has put into place for us - HOPE and the knowledge that this too shall pass. How many of you had something happen where you thought it was the end of the world but hung in there and got past it? How many of you have made it through a bad divorce and life did eventually get better? How many of you are going through that now?

The Universe/Nature is amazing to watch - it can comfort you, it can teach you but most of all it let’s you know that everything will be OK - spring is on the way! I watched and listened to everything as it unfolded on the beach. In the darkness I felt the cold and silence - that sense and feeling of being alone in the World. Then the sun made it’s appearance and the World danced with excitement and came to life! I felt the warmth of the sun and realized that the Universe was their to comfort me and that everyday the sun would rise and I would have a new beginning, a new chance to be better - a new chance to be closer to my son and a be a better father, a new chance to be closer to my girlfriend and be a better partner, a new chance in all aspects of life. I felt the sand below me and knew that the Earth was their to support me and hold me up - just like our friends and family. Why do we feel that as Single Parents we have to do everything ourselves? Our friends and family are there and want to help us but so often we shut them out and deprive them of that gift. It is a gift - think of how you feel when you help someone. So by not allowing people to help you, that deprive you of their help and you deprive them of that opportunity of helping you and receiving that wonderful feeling that they get from contribution and helping. I listened and watched as the birds sung and danced in the air celebrating the new day. How often do we start our day in celebration? Celebration of what we do have (vs. what we don’t), celebration of the wonderful people in our lives (vs those we no longer have or don’t have and want), celebration of the health we have (cause the alternative isn’t so hot), celebration of our family and the people we care about, and I can go on and on but I think you get it.

So next time you are at the beach or anywhere in nature, instead of focusing on all we need to do in the day how about we focus on what nature and the Universe is showing us to teach and remind us? It has a lot to give if we let it!

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

With Love, Peace and Power,

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