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If Life is a Tapestry … part III

To review part I of this series, check out:

If Life is a Tapestry … part I

Today’s point is this:

  • There is a “front” side and a “back” side which are usually very different in appearance

Every one of us has a front and a back side – a view we intend for public consumption and the work we do in the background of our lives. My main question for you is this:

Is your life tapestry reversible?

Are you willing to let all of you be seen?
What do you hide on the back side?
What would be easier if there was nothing to hide?

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If Life is a Tapestry … part I

What does that really mean? Let’s explore qualities of a tapestry:

  • There is a pattern, a design, that a creator is following
  • The design may be repetitive or not, colorful or not, intricate and tiny or big and bold, real or abstract
  • There is a “front” side and a “back” side which are usually very different in appearance
  • While sewing, the creator is mired in the details, the color and shape of the next stitch
  • While sewing, the creator also steps back from the work periodically to view it from a distance and take in the whole, then making adjustments or perhaps even redoing a section if needed
  • The finished product, the completed design, is visible only in the imagination of the creator until the last stitch is sewn

Let’s explore – one point at a time. For today:

Who or what is the master creator of your tapestry?
Is it you?
Is it you working in tandem with your spiritual guide?
In what ways have you entrusted your life to another human being – perhaps given your power away?

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Broken parts

Back to shifting gears for a moment. Sometimes the gear slip or skip is more than a rough shift. Sometimes your bike is experiencing one of these symptoms:

  • worn out cassette/gears and/or chain
  • incorrect combination of chain/gears
  • derailleur is out of alignment
  • wrong derailleur/shifter combination

In other words, you’ve got bad parts!

What are the “bad parts” revealed by life’s gear slips?

When switching gears in life becomes hard, consider:

  • are you trying to do too much, shift too frequently?
  • is the activity or relationship “worn out”?
  • is your derailleur tired and in need of rest?
  • is there a mismatch between your desires and the next “gear”?

What would a trip to the “bike shop” reveal?

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The Quick Recovery

I have written before about perfectionism and the beautifully imperfect human being that each of us is.  Today’s message is a short postscript:

Become adept at the Quick Recovery

When you notice that you have “failed”, been “imperfect”, not lived up to your expectations, caused pain in yourself or another, be quick to remember you are a beautifully imperfect human being! Then:

Take a deep breath.
Forgive yourself.
Love yourself.
Embrace your perfectly imperfect human expression.

From this place of love, compassion and inner freedom and wholeness ask:

 What now?

Do it.