By No Other Way

There is a poem by a past editor of Daily Word, Martha Smock, that in essence gives verse to the idea that we are where we presently are, because by no other way than the way that we have experienced, could we be in the place that we call our now. (If you would like a copy of the poem, you can request it by responding to this email.) This being said, even if the path we have chosen has not been the most pleasant, it was what it was and contributed to the place of the now. You are where you are and this is absolutely all with which you have to work. You cannot undo what has happened, what has been done or not done...you are where you are. Each moment always brings a new opportunity and it is to allow it to be a new moment, or we can reinvest into the now all the past stuff that brought us to this moment and by so doing duplicate its architecture and decorative environment over and over again. Remember, we are never stuck in the experience of life, for life continues to offer change. What we might be doing is refusing to let the new moment be a new opportunity, and bringing forth only the template from the path that brought us to this moment as the standard for our today. Give thanks for the path that you have trod and accept that you are where you are, but also not bound to old thoughts, beliefs or patterns that become your truth and then become your reality.