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Become Who You Came Here To Be

April 20, 2015 by Chris Duel Leave a Comment

1Struggles

We lament our adversity.

We feel victimized by our circumstance.

But what if our adversity is an opportunity?

What if our struggle is a gift?

What if we’re not only equal to the task, but born for it?

If we only have the courage.

If we only have the vision to see

That this very obstacle will not only free us,

But will also light the way for others

In their moments of despair.

You know the way forward.

The answers were born inside of you.

The Universe is waiting

For you to accept your cosmic inheritance

And become the person

You came here to be.

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Filed Under: Feeling, Soul, Spirit, Thought, Wisdom Tagged With: Adversity, Bliss, Chris Duel, Wisdom

Beyond The Rain

April 11, 2015 by Chris Duel Leave a Comment

Beyond The Rain

Beyond The Rain

I wrote this short poem today on a gloomy, rainy afternoon in San Antonio, after I listened to the song “Rain” by The Beatles, and was struck by the lyrics

“When it rains and shines

it’s just a state of mind,”

and

“Rain, I don’t mind. 

Shine. 

The weather’s fine”

The lyrics reminded me that the rain is an illusion, the clouds are an illusion, the gloom is an illusion, and we alone determine whether we choose to see the magic of this very moment, and all of its miracles and possibilities.

To every darkness, there is an corresponding equal or greater light.

It is my experience that light is more powerful than darkness.

The choice is yours to turn your attention to the light.

 

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Filed Under: Miracles, Poetry, Soul, Spirit, Wisdom Tagged With: Chris Duel, Direct Experience, Miracles, Poetry, Rain, Soul, Spirit

Going Deeper Into Following Your Bliss

April 8, 2015 by Chris Duel 2 Comments

 

Follow Your Bliss

Follow Your Bliss

These three words may sound trite at first, but knowing the depth of their meaning and how Joseph Campbell came to understand them is truly empowering.

Campbell spent his life studying the world’s mythologies and religions.  He found common themes and connected the dots on “The Hero’s Journey,” which is not only the basis of humankind’s greatest stories, but is also encoded in your very own psyche and DNA.

Your bliss is your passion.  It is your soul work.  It is what you came into this world to experience and to share with others.

An extended quote from Campbell on how it works:

“Follow your bliss.
If you do follow your bliss,
you put yourself on a kind of track
that has been there all the while waiting for you,
and the life you ought to be living
is the one you are living.
When you can see that,
you begin to meet people
who are in the field of your bliss,
and they open the doors to you.
I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid,
and doors will open
where you didn’t know they were going to be.
If you follow your bliss,
doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else.”

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