the spaces in between

This seems to be a recurring theme for the past few days. I heard it mentioned when watching the Moses Code the other night. Then I read a similar point being made while reading something called the Daily OM. If that wasn't enough I went to the symphony the other night and the conductor was talking about the space in between the notes in the symphony that he was getting set to conduct. And then AGAIN, it came to my attention this morning while reading something (sorry I can't remember exactly what it was) so I had to stop and say "Hey, what's with this"? A theme developing all around me while I sit here, in my own space with nothing much happening........

In the Moses Code James Twyman talked about how so many of us spend time focussing on what is not working in our lives, thereby bringing MORE of that discordance in with every thought. Instead, focus on where it is that we are wanting to go, what it is that we are desirous of bringing in and shift our attention in that direction.

In another instance, I was reading about someone who was starting to do mountain biking down some pretty extreme hills. He talked about continually wiping out and an expert biker asked him what he was focussing on as he hurtled down the hill. The answer was that he was watching all the rocks and bumps and trying not to hit them. The expert suggested that he should "focus on the spaces in between the bumps and rocks and get to his destination that way." As soon as he shifted his focus to the spaces in between, he started to make it down the hills with much more success and is now an expert himself.

So back to the original point here....what do we find in the spaces in between? The times in our lives when we are flailing around and struggling....when confusion reigns supreme, when we feel lost and without a clear direction. Perhaps it is just these times that are our own "in between spaces". Perhaps we are simply being held in this "space" as we shift from the past into the future. This present moment may just be the perfect in between space for us to be catapulted into our future. And it's all good.

Sure it doesn't exactly feel "all good" when we are feeling lost and disoriented in our current life circumstances. I know that I am feeling somewhat unsettled as I try to figure out what it is that I truly wish to be doing next. The fact that I am sitting here writing is a very good thing however as I keep talking about doing just this. This current in between space is affording me lots of time to do just this.....write write and write some more. So I guess it is good.

The spaces in between are a necessary part of the whole experience that is life. Just like the spaces in between the notes are necessary for the whole symphony to flow. Just like I need to have space available to be able to sit and write. Just like I need to access my own unique flow once more.

I was feeling completely out of sync with me and my own energies and that was feeling very uncomfortable. As the sun is trying valiantly to shine through my office window, I feel a kindred spirit within it. My own light has been trying to shine and I have been placing all sorts of limitations and veils over it.

In this now moment..........in this in between space..........I am shining out and I certainly hope that my little discourse here has enabled you to flick your own switch in this moment and shine on too.

Blessings abound.