The Lesson of the Universe

Daily Reflection
We might not notice it but every day the universe is sending us a lesson to learn. How do we find out what this lesson is? Through our daily journaling practice and observations of where our lives are right now. All you need to do is take a look at your life and the activities you find yourself doing and you can find out what the universe is trying to teach you. For example, my daily life consists of teaching and being a wife and mother. So, right now, I am learning the lesson of how to teach and how to be a wife and mother. But, let's get more specific. If I look back at the last 10 years of my life, I have largely (with some slight variations) been doing the same thing. This means that I am still learning these lessons or that I have more to learn.

A good place to look for what else you might need to learn in your life as it is right now is to examine your frustrations. What do you get frustrated about over and over again? Perhaps you find that you are always angry with your partner for the same thing (boy, I wish he would pay more attention to me, work less, or whatever your usual thinking patterns are). What this tells you is that you need to learn how to let this go and work more harmoniously with the situation or circumstance. Your partner is not going to change but you can change. This is part of the lesson. Once you no longer get upset or frustrated with this same problem, you have learned this particular lesson and have moved on to the next.

In your journal today, reflect on what you think the universe is trying to teach you? What thought patterns are constantly challenging you? What frustrations do you have with yourself or with others? Have you learned the lesson or are you in the middle of this journey? Just observe where you are right now. Be gentle with yourself.

Swami K