Seeker.
Eternal Student.
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock and the door shall be opened unto you.” ~Matthew 7:7
In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey states “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” There is so much to understand in our internal and external worlds that we could spend our entire existence seeking. “Seek to understand” invites synergy into the equation and into the relationship. It invites wonder and curiosity into the space so we may achieve new and greater outcomes. It says to the universe or the God of your understanding, “I am open to learning something new. I am open to co-creating and co-evolving, as is my soul’s right to do, through the guidance of divine wisdom. I am listening.”
The purpose of this page is to share thoughts, materials, courses and events that I find inspiring and helpful in my own growth and healing. May they help you to not only seek, but to find the answer you already hold within.
Yesterday’s Grinds
While preparing for one of my morning classes the phrase came into my head, “Don’t make today’s coffee with yesterday’s grinds.” Simple yet poignant, it became like a mantra I recited. I realized how applicable it is to so many areas of our lives. The “grinds” of yesterday come in a variety of forms. Experiences, assumptions, disappointments, expectations, interactions, emotions, habits, patterns - these are our grinds. Instead of being energized by fresh ideas and clear-eyed vision, we are sipping a watered down, under-caffeinated cup of yesterday’s grinds. We step into situations in the same manner that we created them expecting something different to occur. Old grinds cloud the new brew and rob it of it’s potential.