Lessons from the Cemetery
About two years after my Mother died, I was walking around the cemetery where she is buried. What struck me was that everyone in the cemetery has three things in common. A birth date, a dash, and a death date. It got me thinking about the thing that we all have in common–which is that we are all living our “dash” at this very moment. A dash…? Yep, the space in between our birth and death. It’s a mighty precious and short time.
My Mom was a person who lived life full-throttle. She was dealt some pretty raw deals in her life, but she chose to keep moving forward…forward…forward. Bold thinking. Bold choices. Bold living. Heck, at age 60+, she went camping with us into the rugged Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. She had to carry a heavy backpack in order to go with us, so she did. She chose adventure, fun with family–love and relationships trumped the pain of carrying the backpack.
The Daily Dash
Right now you may be thinking, my dash consists of the busyness treadmill—and sometimes days go by and they seem like a blur. Got it. Experienced it. Don’t like it. Don’t want it. Imagine what a Deliberate Dash Life would be like?
We all have the proverbial dash. Choices are always available. Maybe you haven’t made the greatest choices or maybe you’re just stuck with how to get where you want to be. I get that.
The “W” Word
Let’s consider the concept of worthiness. Do I feel a bit of a cringe or some other visceral reaction in your body about that word? I get that too. What might it feel like to be worthy? To act worthy? To make worthy choices? That’s big. Going there isn’t easy, so I applaud you!
A life full of choices from the heart belief that you are worthy comes from a whole different place than those that don’t. It comes from a place of fullness as opposed to not enough-ness. Living a life of worthiness can move you from where you are now to where you really want to be. That’s truly wonderful and honoring of you.
Believe. Trust. Embrace. You are worthy.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.
~ Wayne Dyer
