It’s Not About Me

It’s Not About Me

I don’t know about you,
but I have a love/hate relationship
with lessons that come to me from several directions
at the same time. 
Like the reminder that it’s not about me.
The Four Agreements tell me
to not take things personally.
Through Pampered Chef I’ve been told
it's about your hosts and your guests.
Through teaching, I’m reminded
it's about helping your students and
what is best for them.
From my computer repair guy
who says happy Spouse, happy life.
All remind me that when I step out of the way,
when I stop thinking it is about me,
then I am better able to serve others.
It doesn’t matter who the other is and
that is not to say that my self care and needs are not important
but that being of service is not about me.
Being of service is about me present
and doing what is best for those
I have been sent to serve.
When I remember it’s not about me,
and put others first,
it seems like God blesses me
through the actions and deeds of others.

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Balance

How do you do it?
Everyone seems to think
my life is in balance,
but like everyone else
it is a dance
that I constantly work at
so I can balance my 3 jobs,
time for family and friends,
time for me
and time to spend with the Ultimate.
It is not about one or the other,
rather, how I intentionally work
to stay in balance,
or come back to it
when I allow life
to throw me out of balance.
Thinking about balance reminds
me of being on a seesaw with my best friend.
She always worked with me to ensure
neither of us was the one who was always
up or down.
Although it is not always comfortable,
or easy,
I try to make time for the relationships
which are so important,
even if it means I do not
get all my work done.
At the end of my life,
it is those I love
who will remember
I made time for them
as I strove to balance my life.

Attitude

Cleaning,
filing,
weeding,
grading,
the list of things
I want to say

I don’t like
can be ever growing.

Then I realized
it is about my attitude.
I can look at these things
as chores,
as things I dread doing,
or I can get
a new attitude.

I can see them
as an opportunity,
a time of decluttering,
a time of creating holy space,
a time of creating a sacred space

It is all about our attitude
and how we perceive things.
They can be opportunities or not.
May we be intentional about
approaching things with a new attitude
and give thanks instead of complaining.

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The Work Begins

The work is not in my reading.
The work begins when
I am done.
When I sit with the ideas,
reflect on them,
decide on whether or not
to let them in my heart
and nurture me

The work begins when
I put the book down.
When I reflect on the ideas,
the teachings,
the gifts,
and the inspiration.

It doesn’t matter if it is
fiction or non fiction,
sacred or secular,
academic or non-academic,
there is something for me
to think about
and thus the work begins
when my eyes are done.

That is when my heart works.
Sometimes it is about what grade
most reflects what my student
attempted to show me.
Sometimes the work is for me;
it is about me releasing a belief,
changing a behavior,
being willing to grow and evolve.
Even as I read my own work,
the work begins
when my eyes are done
and I open my heart
and continue the journey.

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