Dear Friends,
Have you ever felt like the days just seem to go on and on, doing the same thing over and over? The mail comes everyday at the same time,
the garbage pickup is on the same day every week, and you watch the same TV shows or reruns everyday. Perhaps you are in a rut. There are times
I have felt that way, then I just decide to walk a different path in the mornings and/or drive a different route to get to the same destination or park
in a different spot in the parking lot at a favorite store just because… Changing routines is beneficial to your brain and your well being.
Since COVID I thought I would never get on a plane again. I was comfortable just staying at home, doing my Interfaith work here in Poway/San Diego.
Well, my dear friend Fran passed away and I knew in my heart, I had to be at her funeral and support her husband. We were friends for 56 years.
In order to do that I had to get on a plane and fly to Chicago. Nervous and anxious as I was,
I flew anyway with the help and support of Steve. lt was as is if the door OPENED for me and I didn’t have to stay home anymore. I could travel again.
Now we have plans to see beloved relatives in Nebraska and Iowa in June.
And we have definitely decided to go to the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in August. For me, I thought we would Op Out at some point.
With the decision to go to the Parliament, I was asked to participate in the Women’s Conference the day before the Parliament as a women’s circle leader.
Stepping out of my comfort zone to fly again, because of my love for my dear friend, led me to open up for more wonderful opportunities in my life.
The Past
In 2017, Steve and I coordinated a North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) Conference at UCSD, which we had never done before. Steve began the
Interfaith Awareness Week and last year it went Global with 40 participants from all over the world. That was never done before. It seems I am always creating,
helping coordinate, and plan new events and activities for POINT,
our Labyrinth Walks and other organizations here in San Diego.
The Present
I choose to continue opening up for new opportunities, however and wherever that leads, even if it means getting on a plane….!
We are not meant to stay stagnant.
If we were, we would still be living in caves. We are meant to break through our own barriers of “I can’t, I shouldn’t or just plain fear of the unknown.
We aren’t meant to be experts. We are meant to follow God’s lead, advise, inner voice and do what we are asked to do.
So today, I will take my morning walk on a different path. I will listen to new sounds of birds and trees rustling. I will enjoy the new sights and scents as
I see and open myself to NEWNESS as I listen to the heart & will of God within.
In Newness and Love,
Abigail and Steve