Trust the Unknown…

That is today’s meditation title in Melody Beattie’s book, Journey to the Heart. It is a daily meditation book that I’ve read as a part of my meditation practice for several years now.

Today’s read is a good reminder for me…the importance and magic of trusting my inner guidance, finding my place and navigating my way each moment as life unfolds around me without seeing the exact destination on the path of life ahead.

There is a freedom in not being caught up in the illusion of control…the ability to experience joy results… a pure magical joy of each moment.

It requires me to open my heart to what is, just as it is.

This last year and a half due to the effects of long haul Covid it has been a struggle many, many, many moments to open my heart to so many of those moments. It’s not exactly what I thought I’d be doing. I never dreamed I would get sick and it would persist like it has.

My MO has been to be a planner with a to do list that I just simply get to it and do it each day. I have forged ahead getting the job done to my liking. That isn’t a way that works anymore. I may start with an idea but my body sometimes has other ideas for me and I keep learning to let go and do just what I can.

Each day it seems I’ve grown to trust my inner guidance to point me towards what I can tackle in the moment ahead.

Sometimes that has felt oddly willy nilly and very strange to me. There isn’t a routine to my day as there was for so much of my life.

The meditation ends with this phrase: “Not knowing has taught you to know more than you could ever imagine.” I suspect this is true for me…there is a strength I can feel coming from what I am learning. Ultimately it is helping my body to heal!

What are you learning from life’s unfolding around you?