Defining Moments.

What are your life’s defining moments?  Was it something someone said or did, something you read or heard, an event or catastrophe or was it something that opened up from your heart?  In doing a little contemplation of how my life has unfolded, I can see that in many cases there was what I call a defining moment when things seemed to shift for me.  It was a shift on a deep level that I may have been trying to force – unsuccessfully. But when these moments occurred it suddenly seemed so clear and so “easy”. Nothing is the same after, you are forever changed, one of the cloudy lenses of our past experiences has been removed.  In this place we feel a sense of freedom and lightness, like a space has been opened up in our heart. . .and it has. I continue to get feedback from people on the difficulty of “letting go” and in my experience it really is about letting your heart guide you. When your heart gives you a defining moment, you will naturally let go, there is no other way.  If you then let your mind “talk” you out of it, you will suffer.  Recognition of this suffering can be a catalyst for change if you allow it. Awareness around these defining moments allows us to grow and evolve, it builds our character and strengthens our resolve. We can use these shifts of perspective to make positive changes in our lives or we can do nothing. We can use them to live and love more fully or we can continue to suffer. The choice is always ours to make! What do you choose?