WOMAN - on a spiritual journey

When is a retreat not a retreat? When it's a march down a mountain you've already climbed. Sometimes, when the descent reaches an extreme pitch, the only sensible action is to slalom or spiral downwards. It may look from the outside, and even feel on the inside, like we're doubling back on ourselves. But, eventually, after several twists and turns, it becomes obvious how much progress we're making.  Don't be afraid to return to familiar territory especially if it's the only way finally to put something behind.  Sometimes, everyone needs reassurance and comfort.  

If you persevere, you can overcome your boundaries.  I've no choice but to let this happen or accept that fate.' say it's going to rain. You can decide to carry an umbrella, or wait for sunnier times. Although some fantasies are best left unrealised, some, in moderation, can still be enjoyed responsibly. To discover who you truly are, what makes you tick, and what's just around the corner, you have to explore the world.  Are you doing what you want to? Or just what you feel you have to? Unless you actually want to do what you have to do, you may find life more enjoyable if you persuade yourself that you have to do what you want to do. Too great a sense of responsibility, or obligation, can render the simplest situation complicated and uncomfortable.

If there's really such a thing as divine justice, why have trials and law courts? Why not relax, safe in the knowledge that the cosmos will right any wrong? We can't do that, of course, but nor can we completely dismiss the notion that, somehow, through some magical system of checks and balances, justice will eventually be done. Let us imagine, for a moment, that life is a contest of some kind..

Your mind can sparkle. But if you want to feel valued, it's best you only let your high carat ideas see the light of day. To truly make sense of who you are and where your life is going.  Sometimes it feels as if life is going backwards. No matter how fast we move our legs, we seem to be moving further from our destination. But if we cannot help but move backwards perhaps it is time to turn and face the way we've come.

Different people have different views. That's what makes them different people. If they mainly had the same views, they wouldn't be so different! And if they had entirely and exactly the same views about absolutely everything? Well, what would be the point in them ever even talking? A life that contained no surprises would be so dull. A spark of conflict may be the only way to ignite a fire of constructive co-creativity. Don't reach for the extinguisher. When we challenge ourselves, we grow. And when we feel strangely close to mental and physical exhaustion? Well, that could just be a sign that we are taking the right kind of medicine and it is taking the right kind of effect. Even a heated argument between two people can't be construed as automatic evidence of incompatibility. It may just be the only way they can learn from each other. Trust what you are learning. When trying to solve a complicated crossword puzzle or when wrestling with a mathematical equation, the...