In
the movie Finding Nemo, there are two fish swimming along and they meet another
fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s
the water?” The two fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks
over at the other and says, “What the hell is water?”
A
bit like life isn’t it? Many times we
are just like those fish; swimming in a sea of possibility, not exactly knowing
where we are at or what we are doing at all times. I think sometimes it is too close for us to
realize! It has been said that “Awareness
is to personal growth as the Hubble Telescope is to space exploration!” We can zoom in and see the spaciousness of
our inner life, we go deeper in order to see clearer what is right in front of
us. Awareness is seeing life from a depth of 30,000 feet, where vision and
purpose are born.
What
does awareness mean to you, in life?
Ponder that if you have not. I
believe without awareness, we swim and drift through life. I believe that when
we are aware we intentionally learn to see the beauty and potential opportunities
that life has for us. Like the fish, we
need to both recognize who and where are now, and explore our life
opportunities.
I
love the Zen saying, “You are perfect as you are, and you could use a little
work.” And I am partial to the one I
have coined for Inclusive Life: “You are Beautiful. You are loved. You are worthy. Just the way you are.” To live an authentic life is to fully accept
yourself AND seek to be more of who you are at the same time… to be AWARE of
you! There is always more you to
discover and become! You can be the
change you seek in this world!
Why
awareness? It is powerful. Awareness
helps you to see both the strengths and weaknesses in yourself. It helps you understand and view others. It helps you understand your values, your
beliefs and relationships. Awareness can
remind you of what makes you happy, what makes you sad, and what makes you
tick. Awareness enables you to see both
the beauty and the things that need to be changed; injustices in your life and
the world. And awareness will help you
to know what to do next, awareness is knowing why it’s important, skill is
knowing how to do it, and integrity is following through and actually doing it. Why is a powerful question. Why creates a
frame for all your whats, whens, wheres, whos and hows. Think about the power
of why.
We can be the change we seek in
this world, and in ourselves. One day. One journey.
One person. One lifetime of
awareness at a time.
Royal D.
Bush serves as a Multifaith Chaplain with Inclusive Life. He studied at Andersonville Theological
Seminary, and with the International Institute of Faith Based Counseling. He holds a Bachelor Degree in business
administration. Chaplain Royal shares two important messages: You are
beautiful, you are loved and you are worthy, just the way you are. And: Now is time in this world that every
human being is called to life up the weak, offer a hand UP to the impoverished,
cherish our elders and stand up for the oppressed.
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