We can potentially learn at least one, if not several lessons, every day!

Where do we learn these lessons you may ask?  Here are three ideal places where lessons are learned daily.

This morning I decided to go for a walk for about half an hour.  I caught up with my prayers and went through few concepts in my head while I was walking.

After the walk I felt rejuvenated and my concepts became crystal clear.  With the momentum generated from the walk, I was in a giving mood.  I helped with some household chores and went with my wife to run some errands.  In between the errands I caught up with my planning and blogging.

When things take off for you, do you build on momentum or allow things to get fizzled out?

Going with the flow is easier than going against it.

With the flow, things feel natural and spontaneous. You invite synchronicity!

When you go against the flow things are uphill, difficult, haphazard.

When you are with the flow, you are relaxed, gentler, calmer! On the other hand when you go against the flow, you are generally frustrated and less gentle.

There is a time for joy and time for sadness; a time for victory and time for defeat; a time for growth and time for shrinkage.

A time of sadness brings one close to the recesses of their soul; in defeat a lesson to learn which otherwise you would not; in shrinkage a time to reflect.

No matter which season of life greets you, there is a sense of peace and serenity in you.  And at every turn of the cycle, be it up, be it down, be it sideways, you find something to give - whether it is your time, wisdom or energy.

When you rush through things, you actually slow down.

Rushing creates low energy and frustration.

It leads you to make inappropriate decisions and also leads to duplication of effort.

People around you also feel your negative energy, which can have an adverse effect on them.

On the other hand, when you are calm and confident things seem to fall into place.  You make appropriate choices and become influential.

How about you?

Are you rushing your way through life or are you calm and influential?
 

Most things we go through which create frustration are in the big scheme of things not that crucial.

However, we still go through unhappiness and anxiety.

How do we overcome this?

It is early morning in Vancouver, and I was reflecting on my recent encounter with Esin, Rumi's great, great granddaughter in Turkey.

I met her initially at a conference where I was speaking.  Thereafter we met for coffee, and she graciously invited me to her house for dinner.  We had a great Turkish dinner and she gave me a wonderful gift of Mevlana's (how Rumi is remembered in Turkey) work throughout centuries.