Surprise!

When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; you shall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name; the way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly strange and new. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I had no idea that I would spend the majority of the past week with sixteen wonderful people embarking on a journey not knowing for sure where we were going.  In the space of trust and safety each one helped open a world of amazement and wonder that allowed new possibilities emerge.  The awareness around each turn seems "wholly strange and new".

The beauty of the experience was the arrival surprised by the beauty, joy, peace and love...Amazingly the elements were not in another land or in the hands of a magician or wizard but within the travelers.  Many of the gifts were found in what each thought to be excess baggage, unwanted items, even junk.   Each of the sojourners had dreams, but once on the journey, those dreams were exchanged for new ones or those of long ago that were thought to be unreasonable and childish.  One of the greatest surprises was playing with one another in the innocence of a child... free of judgement and steeped in love and trust.

Having arrived in such a wonderful land it would be easy to just rest.  This arrival only is the earnest payment on what is to come!  Growth and expansion with focus helps block out all of the distractions, keeps you from being the prisoner of the moment, becoming disoriented.  As you journey, be open to being surprised with more than you imagined; seize each moment.  Had I insisted on my original destination, I would be a hermit in a world of a few people...each like prisoners of my fear of being alone and abandoned. Being 'open' to the new possibilities, I have become wealthy beyond imagination ..a multitude of people in my life because they are free to be who they are and they choose to be my friend!! WOW