Standing in the middle of the desert waiting for your ship to come in and peace and joy

STANDING. IN THE MIDLE OF THE DESERT WAITING FOR YOUR SHIP TO COME IN?  THERE CAN STILL BE PEACE AND JOY

Standing in the middle of the desert waiting for. Your ship to come in is a line from a Sheryl  Crowe (sp)  song.  You know being at the wrong place at the wrong time waiting for the wrong thing...sort of deal.  

Well for the longest time the question I asked myself when I found myself in that spot was “how did I get here?’  

Of course, that leads to a series of reflections about  all the  choices you should have, would have, and could have” made. It gets me and I suspect many stuck in past mode thinking and  lets us imagine the circumstances that  you were in then are the same as. You are in now—which is simply not the case.  You. Make  decisions in the present without the  benefit or curse of knowing the exact results of the decisions and all the changes the universe  brings about.  

So you are still in the middle of the desert..now what?  

Step 1. Build a big smiley face in the. Sand so in the unlikely event someone flies over they will know someone was there and can  track your. Trail away from that point if they are. Looking for you (we all have someone looking for us.). Then if you absolutely believe anywhere is better than where you are now, pick a point on the horizon and start moving toward it.  Now if you come across a smile on your journey to thatplace one of two things is possible.  You have walked in a circle or someone else is sharing this desert with you.  Either way you have learned something.  Pick another point on the horizon and start out again.  If you reach that point be joyful that you have chosen to be there and by the guidanc. Of yourself and your spirit you have reached a new point.  Draw another smile.  Why?  You’ve earned it!  Eventually, you will learn to get to a place where you want to be or learn you like roaming the desert.  It’s a win-win.  

The difference?  You will stop asking “how did I  get here?” —And Start asking “why am I here right now?”  The answer to thawWill be generally—because I chose to head this way from where I was instead of all the could have would have should haves.”  That is a far more peaceful place.  Drawing the smiles is not only a sign of accomplishment for you, but it can serve as a set of markers to others you wish to teach or help and you guessed it...that is almost always the source of some joy.

So to sum up...we all find ourselves standing in the middle of the desert from time to time.  Don’t spend too much valuable time wondering how  you got there.  it doesn’t help us move anywhere.  Start asking yourself where do I go from here and why and be happy that you have choices.  Draw a lot of smiles—because they help you and others try to understand that Peace is your journey not your destination and Joy is something you share as often as something you collect like stamps or coins or money or houses or (you  fill in the blank.)

Oh and if you thought  today’s  entry was strange...tomorrow the. Topic is “What’sthedifferendce between Meditation and Duct Tape?”  

Have a terrific day and draw a smile for. Someone today....