Questions like: "Why am I here?", "What's it all about?" and the like. For anyone who has ever done any personal growth or life coaching - there are these and other probing questions routinely raised by coaches that go beyond the "how are you?" and "whatchya doin?"
Yesterday while rubbing my dog's ears and cradling his furry brown head in my hands - I peered into his eyes and said, "Hey Finnegan - What's going on for you?". Not surprisingly he looked directly at me as if he understood and leaned into my ear rubbing and gave me his 'ahhh that feels good' dog groan. He was satisfied. Warm, walked, well fed and loved, he had answered my question with a knowing look and a groan.
Strangely - I got a much different response from my "on again, off again" partner. When I asked him - "what's going on for you?" - he cocked his head to the side and looked at me as if I had two heads. Clearly not understanding the meaning of the question or the intent behind it - he hurried on to do his stuff. I was reminded by this response that there is a time and place for every question - and this was clearly not either.
(or for me when looking in the mirror), can be very revealing and can help us to reconnect to who we are and what we stand for. I ask them of myself regularly; birthdays, when feeling blue or when involved in mindless repetitive tasks that have little purpose.
Many would tell me that I think too much. But I have always believed that even if we are not always truthful with the world - we must be honest with ourselves. ( or shall I say I must always be honest with myself) It is how we stay connected to that life breathing force. Our source as Wayne Dyer calls it. Many others call it God - or the God within.
So one day before I reach my 51st birthday, I am awakened at 4 am by a dream where I am having an extremely revealing and honest conversation with someone I barely knew - but sensed a connection with. And it made me ask myself - "what's going on for me?"
My first response as I swung my legs over the side of the bed was to think, "Oh, I dunno - not too much". Then I realized the meaning of the question and the intent behind it. It was time to reconnect to myself. My source was reaching out to me - to see how I was doing.
Some would say that this question was posed to me from none other than God himself. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" Many other scriptures and holy writings also confirm us that God resides within us.
Realizing I just heard the voice of my creator - asking me how I was doing and what was going on for me, made me recognize - I am loved and cared for. It's time to reconnect and answer the question!
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