In The Wizard of Oz, there are many scenarios of good and evil and contrasting events that keep us on the edge of our seats. The movie started with the destructive tornado, the discovery of the dead witch, and quickly moved to the colorful contrast of the celebration in Munchkinland and the beginning of the fun in the journey to Oz. All the songs, dancing, pranks, scary parts and colorful characters are of course, what made it so entertaining.
Life is like that isn’t it? We have the good and the evil, the boring and fun, the peace and the horror, black and white, conservative and liberal. All these forces and events contribute to the world we live in. It is the life we live.
Without hate, we can’t know love. Without joy, we can’t know sorrow. Without fun, we wouldn’t understand boredom. Without chocolate, we wouldn’t taste vanilla.
This week, embrace all the opposites – the joy, the sadness, the senseless, the brilliance, the energy, the tiredness, the wins, the losses and realize that it all goes into creating your experience.
Pay attention to your experience and notice what you are observing about your life and the world around you. Have patience with yourself and others. Develop compassion for people in situations that are opposite from yours or when someone treats you totally different than you expect. Remember that our life is like a fabulous and interesting screenplay. We are in it, and even though we don’t know the ending, we can enjoy the journey.
All my best,
Kathy Garland
© Kathy Garland, 2007
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