Upon the Winding Stair

Look up the spiral staircase, and what do you see? Is your heart glad for the elevation? Are you excited to change your perspective, stair-by-stair adopting new ideas and leaving behind the old ones? Do you anticipate a broader and clearer view? Are you glad for the gains as you climb?

Or . . . do you look Upon the Winding Stair and feel dread? Do you think of little more than the effort required to make the climb? Do you fear falling? Do you believe these higher stairs will afford you nothing beyond your perceived, increased vulnerabilities?

We say in life that we wish for simplicity and clarity, but do we? If you knew today what each ascending step would bring, each joy and hardship, would you climb with an equal tread? What is simple may not be easy. What is clear may strain our heart.

Look at your current position Upon the Winding Stair: what is below? What is above? Are you who you believed you would be, right now, at your current age and status? If so, why? If you are very different than you imagined, why?

All things fall to ruin. Stairs are not made for eternity. They are passages. They are pathways of travel, instruments and tools. And to get to the overlook, you must continue climbing—when you are tired and sad and defeated, as well as when you are eager.

You will find that when you reach the peak, you have been misled, and above this resting place you will find further staircases, further challenges, further prizes. The higher you go, the greater are the staircases to be traveled upon. Keep going. Through doubt and fear, and pain of every kind, keep going.

Upon the Winding Stair you will find the Self. You will look back and with sudden understanding, know the purpose of your climb, and you will find that every indrawn breath and every sigh and pause has brought you to the here and now.

So, lift your foot and straighten your spine. Climb. And marvel at the view.

Blessed Be This Day

This is a Direct Voice Communication from my Tribe,
Spirit Elders who share their wisdoms with me
from the other side of the veil.

 Sunday, December 06, 2020

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