Often we expect ourselves to be the same every day, regardless of what is going on in our life. That is why we need to learn respect for our own personal seasons. Zen master Taisen Deshimaru says: "Some people treat their bodies like machines and try to keep them running indefinitely; then they wear out and cannot find their balance, and then come sickness and death."
...There is an ebb and flow to life and I am a part of it. So are you. We cannot expect the waves to constantly crest; they must first subside and return to the sea. Marianne Williamson says that we are like waves on the ocean, each of us thinking that we are different from other waves and not realizing that we are all part of the same ocean.
Once we realize this truth, we need to accept and allow the natural rhythm of waves. We do not all "crest" at the same time. We need to honor our seasons and get in touch with the power of stillness in motion. This is when the Universal rhythm manifests itself; this is when we discover who we are. You can no more force yourself to grow than you can force a flower to bloom. So don't try. Realize that you are in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing. And so it is.
(Excerpt from JIGSAW: Putting the Pieces Together After Divorce by Mindy L. Hitchcock.) To read more, go to Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Jigsaw-Putting-Pieces-Together-Divorce/dp/1419663526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248568816&sr=1-1
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