Our spirit is free and we fly into the light. The miracle has already happened. We are in the middle of our experience of it. It is this thing called life and when we transition while it is shocking and sad for those left behind it is important to remember it is part of our spirits continued journey. We are spirit having a human journey.

The father of a friend of mine died this morning and I wanted to write something to both honour his contribution to the world as well as celebrate those left behind. I never see the world the way it is, I only ever see the world from my own point of view and so I share this post knowing the son more than the father.

There is a saying that the “fruit does not fall from the tree” and so I know from my friendship with the son that the father was a man of some kindness and also principles regardless of some of the choices he made in his life or the appearance of his choices to others. You see we all make choices and sometimes they serve us and sometimes they deserve us and sometimes we serve them and sometimes we deserve them. All of this is to say that there is no one right way to live life, there is only the way we choose and each choice we make is part of the ecology of choices and while it may not serve us it can serve as an example to others to help them make different choices. For this reason all choices are equally important, none are better than others, all contribute to the whole experience of living as we all are part of the same universal consciousness. We are aware of self and aware of others. We are conjoined. The choices of others, once known to us, informs our choice as well.

There is another important thing to remember as we share our human journey. It is especially important during our transition. In fact, it is something which all human cultures share as we near our transition. Personally I like to keep myself up-to-date so I make it a regular ritual in my life. Always forgive. Ask for it and provide it to others. Forgiveness is important, forgetting is not. Forgiveness brings us closer together. Forgetting moves us apart. Forgiveness recognizes we are all equal and have all made choices we wish we had not. Forgetting conveniently ignores what it may better serve us to remember and to choose differently. The challenge in life is to remember and to forgive. The richness of life comes from unconditional acceptance not acquiescence.

So today I say this prayer. For one in particular as he begins a new journey but to all who remain behind as well. The right and perfect thing is happening, right here and right now and as one door closes an infinite number open and we move on to a new adventure. The adventure is not as important as our experience and expression of it. We can now let go and fly away on the excitement of spiritual enlightenment. It is and was there all the time and now I see that I am free to just let life be. Here, there, everywhere and with the grace of god go I.

Remember to live the life you love to live.