Eternal Beings living in a Temporary Environment

We are eternal beings living in a temporary environment.  For a little while, we remember our life before becoming Human but soon we forget as our life unfolds before us.  Conditioning from our surroundings affect our perceptions of ourselves and the world as we grow into the magic of this plane of existence.  Without the vast memories of all time before and after this very moment, we allow ourselves to experience being new all over again.  For a little while we are new all over again.

Like a seedling our time is new, the possibilities are endless and we are happy to simply grow in the sunshine of being alive.

We grow into independence, standing on our own ready to take on the world and still we feel invincible.

We have forgotten our time before coming here and are ready to experience life in all of its many forms with its many emotions, triumphs and failures.  We are ready to fully take on this marvelous time of being alive.

Like a Summer oak we rise toward the sun, our leaves full and happy to simply grow in the sunshine of being alive.

 In the fall of our lives we have held up under the storms, grown as much as possible during this season and are getting ready to give of ourselves to the world.

Just as the oak tree sheds its leaves to nourish everything below it, we give our final gifts to those we love in various forms.

Like the Fall oak we are getting ready to rest thankful for the sunshine of being alive

The winter of our lives comes and can now see the beauty of our own creation.  We see where new branches have formed.  We can see where branches have broken or become damaged as we weather the storms of life.  We can now see how much closer we are to the sun as we reach for our highest goals.

Like the winter oak we reflect on all that has transpired and rest, thankful for the sunshine of being alive.



The lesson of our being in a temporary situation is all around us if we only have eyes to see.  Everything in our physical world is temporary yet we treat this present situation as eternal.  Nothing here is eternal.  Our problems will slip away as we struggle to find a different path toward our dreams.  Our best moments will also slip away yet we, often, fail to fully appreciate those moments believing that moment is eternal.  An important, yet often over looked, message from our physical world is to never stop growing because the moment we stop, our life stops with it so keep growing my friend, keep growing. 

Let us accept each moment for the life within it that is ours to experience, work with, change and enjoy.  Let us be thankful for this moment of being alive.