blind faith

"Dear friends,

It's been a long, slow, crawl through life's interesting changes.  You have to keep remembering to come up for air every little while.  The truth is that things may seem slow and weighty, but big wheels are turning and big changes are happening.  The changes have come so gradually over these last weeks that it could seem like nothing has changed at all.  It's like driving by a mountain range.  You just keep driving and driving, and it's still there, off to the left . . . until it's not.

We have been driving past a vast mountain range, many miles are behind us, and the scenery is looking mostly the same.  But pretty soon we're going to come to the other end and we will find ourselves in a whole new territory.

It can appear, in such a seemingly never-ending period as this one has been, like we're not getting anywhere and wondering what difference does it make.  We're not getting a lot of feedback as we move along, there is little evidence of any progress, and it's still those endless mountains.  So you have to act on blind faith, knowing that you are moving, and that change is happening, and you are getting there, and there is no hurry anyway, and that you've got all the time in the world, and the place that you are trying to get is directly affected by the step you are taking now.

And, that's why our way of moving through the world matters.  It matters to be kind, to stay conscious, to be nice, even if it seems like it doesn't make any difference, because ultimately it makes all the difference in the world.  The step we are taking now affects the outcome of our next one, and our next step is determined by our last one.  Where we find ourselves now is a compilation of all of our recent last thoughts, words and deeds. 

This is a time to keep your vision.  Don't lose sight of the long view.  We are moving through a cycle of tremendous and deep growth.  Don't give up.  We're almost there. 

driving and driving,
Diana Lang
THE WEATHER
©2006 by DIANA LANG

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