Life’s transitions are often considered stepping stones to another level in society.
From birth to infancy, infancy to toddlerhood, toddlerhood to youngster and so on until we reach the age of graying and wisdom. Graying is almost always assured. Wisdom? Always debatable.
And then there is health to illness and hopefully back again. However the final transition is to death and passing on out of this world. Many consider an afterlife a given, others reincarnation and still others just an end. A friend from many years ago said death was just like shutting off of a light switch. There are many beliefs surrounding death and often much fear. Fear of the unknown - the ‘what if there is nothing’. What if there is an afterlife and it’s been scoffed at it for a life time?
All that aside, I believe that a part of transition that may be overlooked really is a positioning of oneself in the present life. Positioning for the next step is preparation. Not to be able to do any great feats of skill or strength, but just to be able to roll with the punches, play the cards that are dealt and accept the good or bad that life has to offer.
All that is easy for me to say. I am truly blessed in this life. Have I had difficult, and some downright dreadful, things to deal with. Certainly, I have. Each one of them was a transition step for me, positioning me for moving in a direction of my choice. How does one know a direction? A self proclaimed atheist, speaking to a gathered crowd, shared in no uncertain terms that direction needs to be good and orderly - Good Orderly Direction.
What I haven’t mentioned in this ramble is intention - an inner compass that can act as a GPS or Global Postioning Sytem, to be an inner guide to these outer directions. And so, with intention, preparation and a good dose of good orderly direction, navigating this world becomes very doable. Are the outcomes certain? Very seldom, and because of this faith will be the foundation for this good orderly direction.
“Faith means living with uncertainty ~ feeling your way through life,
letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.”
~ Dan Millman
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