Last week I was sitting in a hotel lobby when I suddenly had an awareness. People were passing back and forth and I was reading. Occasionally I would look up and sometimes make contact with a passer by and other times no contact. I suddenly realized I am not supposed to make contact with everyone,and those I do make contact with are there for a reason. I dont have to know the reason but I do know that its always an opportunity to share love.
In the past,I had often set out in my day with an intent to find people to share with. It rarely happened because I had an expectation on how it was supposed to be, and it was more complicated than a simple hello or a smile. In fact I can now see it wasnt an unconditional act, I needed a specific response from someone else to confirm that the sharing had actually taken place. I usually came home wondering why nothing had happened, when in fact,if I had been more aware at the time, I probably would have noticed that I had indeed had many opportunities for sharing a simple smile or even just a thought of love and connection. I was unconscious to the fact that I was actually looking for something rather than giving something of myself.
In this moment of awareness as I contemplated in the hotel lobby, I opened myself up to experience more joy,love and freedom because I was ready to let go of my expectations of how it's supposed to be. My eyes are now opened to a bigger world around me and I am sharing more smiles and loving thoughts with those I am destined to meet along the way.
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