Sophie's Choice

It is easy to tell where I currently am by the amount of writing I create. Happily reunited with the kids, I am up to my ears in the daily routines. Do I really have to choose between my kids and ME? Is there such "choice"?

We've been talking about choices a lot lately. And like with everything, there ought to be a balance. As such, it is important to know when it is time to choose, and when it is time to let go.

The process of decision making inevitably involves analysis and rationalization. The process of letting go is condition free, and, thus, is love-based. To stay in balance, we must learn to employ both, choosing the best strategy for each moment.

Let's face it: we cannot always be in control, neither we have to. Illustrations? How about a novel Sophie's Choice by William Styron for the first case, and the myth of Psyche for the latter?

I am not going into any analysis here, but offering you to look at those stories and see for yourself. Your take on some aspects could be surprisingly different from what it was last time you pondered it. Consider where one's wish to control every thing in life can bring one to. Look closely at possible results of blindly following someone's advice, even though - and especially - when that someone is a part of your close surroundings. And be merely nice to yourself: do not play Gestapo to the person you are. How? By letting go.

When you let go of your past (the memories) and future (the wishes and wantings) as well as opinions and appearances, you accept your being unconditionally and bring peace to your thoughts. You begin to live in a moment and love from your heart, and suddenly the harmony and beauty of the world becomes apparent. And in the very center of all that beauty standing there is You, the true You, who needs nothing from the outside to be happy in that moment.

You see, You are the key to your freedom: freedom to love unconditionally, to live fully, to let go of any decisions and fears, to create passionately, and to see the beauty of All That Is in everything. That is our World the way we once chose to experience it. There is no need to choose again and again, simply trust.

With much love,

ME

P.S. You are welcome to write to me to tatyana[at]lifeimprovised[dot]com with any questions you might have, and I'll do my best to address them. I can reflect for you where you are in your life at the moment; I will not however tell you what does your future have in stocks for you (pun intended).