I am really glad that the mercury
retrograde is over. I am telling you; those weeks of planetary
backwardness were bringing another level of haywire to my life than I
can remember experiencing in years. It seems everyone I know was going
through breakdowns of communication, cars, air conditioners,
appliances, computers and phones.
Despite delays and
complications, the latest issue of MetaCreative Magazine has been
released and I also got a couple of new podcasts up and running as
well, including an interview with Derek Humphry (euthanasia expert) and
a new indie music playlist episode. I have more MetaCreative Radio
episodes in the works and am currently assembling September's issue of
the magazine.
On a more personal front, as my life gets busier
and my actions become more inspired, I realize I have less time and
inclination to dabble in the things that I used to devote my energy and
resources to in the past. Not everyone from my past understands this, a
few of them are still doing the same things they did 5 –10 years ago
and have strong opinions that I should be doing the same.
I
remember listening to Joyce Meyer speak once about how before she had
her hugely successful ministry, she worked with a particular church
where she would teach bible studies. After church every Sunday, she
would get together with a group of women from her congregation and they
would go out for coffee and have gossip sessions about the preacher and
other members of the church.
Joyce considered this group of
people to be the crux of her social life, but she was becoming
increasingly dissatisfied as she realized she was filling up her time,
thoughts and energy with petty drama. As she began to withdraw from
this group, the women in her social circle began to assume the worst of
her and became resentful and angry. They began to do and say
judgmental, catty things to make Joyce's position at the church
uncomfortable. It was difficult to do, but she left that church, even
though for over a lonely year following this decision she had no real
spiritual direction about what to do next.
If Joyce had not
walked in faith and left that church, and had instead continued to
devote her energy toward fitting in with her old crowd, she would not
have been able to be where she is today, affecting people's lives with
the magnitude that she does.
Remember, change is inevitable
and healthy. Don't allow other people to create guilt for you when it
comes to your own evolution. This is the advice I am taking for myself
today.