I have been drawn back to the cover of a book on my shelf...The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. It keeps jumping out at me and it has been getting more insistent as things tend to with Spirit. Starts with a whisper to get my attention...over time, if it is important, Spirit will just get louder until it feels like I am getting bonked on the head...which was this morning;)
Here it is:
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive..."
Although her invitation was given to another person...it spoke to my Soul...and asked am I willing to dare to dream of meeting my heart's longing? Am I willing to risk looking like a fool for all I believe in... love? my dreams? the adventure of being alive?
My Soul answered back YES!!!! What are you waiting for?!
I fought to free myself...to be on the road less traveled...and am just beginning to learn all it has to offer and am discovering who I am along the way. It is not easy...and at times, I truly wish for a map..and wonder if I am truly brave enough...daring enough to live the way I want...with heart wide open...following my Spirit...truly alive. Yet even as I wonder...I know there is no other way. This is the way I choose...the way I need to live. Life is EXTRAORDINARY...& I want to LIVE an EXTRAORDINARY life!!!
I share this invitation with you. Does it speak to your Soul? Are you already living your life this way? What are you waiting for? It's time to LIVE...it's time to SHINE!!!
~ Christi Rafferty