Do It Anyway

No matter what we go through in life and with who, we always come back to the same place… a familiar place of being alone.  The thought occurred to me the other day that we come into this world alone, and we go out alone.

Though we may be surrounded by others, at the end of the day, we are still alone when we go to sleep at night. Even if we are married, or in a relationship with someone who sleeps next to us, we still enter into the sleep state or dream state, alone.

Have you ever noticed that people who are comfortable being alone, have somehow mastered being alone without being lonely? There is a true comfort, freedom, and delight in being by oneself, alone. When we are alone, we can take an honest inventory of our life, who we choose to spend time with, and also decide how we wish to spend our time.

The relationship arena seems to be one of the most challenging areas of life. We all fall into traps and pitfalls that can steer us away from our natural state of happiness , which we come home to when we are alone. However, relationships also seem to provide a fast track for our own personal growth by revealing how we interact with other people.

Our relationships point out areas within ourselves that may require growth or increased self-love. Simply put, relationships show us exactly where we need to focus on to come back to a state of wholeness.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved ~ Mother Teresa

Relationships can create a lot of pleasure, or much pain. It is very easy to blame others for events that unfold in our relationships with them. Projecting our own fears, sadness, or anger, is very common. However, after the storm has passed, in difficult relationships, we are left with our own feelings and once again, our relationship with our self. Alone.

Granted, there are those who we genuinely are not going to enjoy being around, and it has nothing to do with projection, but rather, guidance back to our own intuition and an honoring of our own space.

The world of relationships can sometimes feel like being on a roller-coaster! But if we step off the roller-coaster, make the decision to do our best here in this life, and allow the chips to fall where they may, we discover that a higher intelligence knows who is best for us to spend time with.

With that in mind, the most important relationship we will ever have in this life, is our relationship with Goddess, God, the Universe, Source, the Divine, the All and Infinite.

We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone ~ Orson Welles

There is a famous prayer by Mother Theresa known as Do It Anyway. Though we interact with others in life, everything still comes back to the me, the one looking out from these eyes. And every thought I have is up to me, if I choose to believe it or not, and not up to anyone else. Mother Theresa’s beautiful prayer speaks of this perfectly.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God. It was never between you and them anyway.

Through all of our relationships, we learn how to find a sense of joy within. It is always there underneath the cloud of emotions, waiting patiently for us to rest and play in it. May all of your relationships be blessed.