So I’m in Providence last week, taking my morning walk along the Seekonk River.
It’s crazy foggy outside, I can barely see.
It’s also a bit muddled inside my own head as my personal demons are having a bit of fun with me. They’re throwing doubt, questions and other negative energies onto my expectations of my Thailand pilgrimage.
I can’t seem to shake them.
And then, out of the morning haze, appeared these 2 beautiful swans.
My wingman sense was tingling, so I asked if they had a message for me. They didn’t say anything though, so I laughed and thought how silly of me. They’re swans, of course they didn’t have a message for me.
THEY WERE the message.
Yes, my inner wingman had outdone himself.
Showing me such grace, strength and beauty, not to mention a great pair of wings. They were striking.
Snapped me right out of my funk and then, as if that had been their purpose, they disappeared back into the dense fog.
The message seemed clear enough. Look for beauty, wherever you are.
Even when the air is so thick it seems like you’re looking through pea soup.
More importantly, find your own internal strength, grace and beauty.
I thought it a great message for all of us.
And a fantastic exercise we can easily do.
After all, the more we practice looking for our own strength, grace and beauty, the more we will see it.
Give it a try. Take 60 seconds, and practice seeing, feeling and knowing your inner strength, beauty and grace.
Btw… I’m taking off for Thailand today.
I’ll keep the emails coming as best I can and you keep practicing your positivity.
You’ve got this, it’s your year to shine.
To Finding Your Inner Swan,
Michael
We are all swans that sometimes can only see ourselves as ugly ducklings.
And sometimes all we see are the thorns, and miss the beautiful rose, right?
So whether it’s the inner beauty or outer, a great reminder from the swans to be mindful and open to the beauty all around.
Wishing you a safe, smooth, swan-filled journey!
Blessings,
Jude
Thanks Jude. So true, nicely said. I’ve heard it said the ugly duck sees himself/herself as a Swan when they quiet their mind.
Still working on it. Journey has definitely been swan filled so far. Thanks for the reminder, I’ll keep keeping open to seeing the beauty, and the swans, all around me.
To our inner swans, M.