The Pleasures of Life

June 7, 2009

Dear Friends,

One of the first big hits by the world-famous singer/songwriter called Sting, was centered around this lyric: “We are spirits in the material world.” Last weekend, I got to see a great example of that.

I was in Dallas, Texas, for the first birthday of my grandson, Cole. If you want to actually see spirit, just look into the eyes of a one-year-old. As you can see from the picture below, the divine light that comes shining through those eyes is unmistakable.


















And what fun it is to watch that spirit enjoying the material world it finds itself in.

My birthday gift to Cole was a small Native American drum from Sedona, and he immediately began to bang on it with relish. You could feel his excitement grow with every beat. And the expression on his face seemed to say, “Listen to the sound I can make! Listen! Listen!”

And then, when I banged on the drum myself, he began to wiggle and jiggle his body to the rhythm. I felt like I was witnessing Cole’s soul—his divine, eternal spirit—being fully aware of its presence in this material world, and consciously enjoying the pleasures that this world has to offer. “Look, I have a body!” “Look, I can move it all around!”

So, you may ask, what does that have to do with living life in the divine flow? Simply this: Always remember that your enjoyment of life has little to do with reaching the chosen destinations you are “rowing” toward.

Sure, fulfilling a desire or realizing a dream feels great! But that is just the icing on the cake. The real, deep-down enjoyment of life comes from allowing yourself to appreciate the entire journey, and all the wonderful things that journey presents to you along the way.

As you pursue your goals in life, remember to take the time to laugh, sing, dance, and read . . . to eat your favorite foods . . . to listen to your favorite music . . . and, if you are so inclined, to bang on a drum.

Make sure that you allow your spirit to do what it really came here to do in the first place—just to enjoy the experience of being alive and in the world!

Steven

© 2009 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow
www.rowrowrow.com