Spiritual Awakening: Moment By Moment!!!
On August 8,2008 the world had an opportunity to experience a spiritual awakening as nations from around the world gathered to celebrate the greatness of their respective athletes as they gathered in Bejing, China for The Summer Olympics. This is awakening showed us the beauty of China while also waking up the world to human rights violations and thus reaffirmed that in our spiritual practices we will see things that we must act upon so that we can positively shift our world and help those who may be oppressed. It is up to us to take each moment and learn from the moments so that we can enhance the lives of others. When the Olympics ended we had many great memories however the fact that people are being oppressed all over the world remains today. This oppression can come from the mind set that has been driven into the psyche of most humans from day one that you were programmed to do what your parents and what your government wants and any resistance is futile. This oppression may be self imposed as you don’t think you are good enough or every time you face a challenge you forget everything and run. Oppression can be overcome when you look at each moment and you face everything and rise. In facing everything and rising you will experience some hardships however you will win in the end.
In the movie Teen Wolf we learn a lesson that in life their comes a moment to step up and embrace our uniqueness and to use our power for good. The movie showed us that we could use the power of the wolf that lies in us and control our situation and without getting overly aggressive we can face whatever oppression we may be facing then we can conquer it and have our shining moment.
Every March The Sports World turns its attention to NCAA Division I Basketball in what has become affectionately known as March Madness. The 69 teams all vie for a chance at that one shining moment to be called National Champions. In seeking that one shining moment a team experiences many moments and many of those moments can become a spiritual awakening. In losing sometimes you win as you gain peace and understanding that along the way in all you do their will be moments that try you. It is in those trying moments that you can truly rise. In basketball every team but 1 loses its final game however some of the teams that lose the final game made a significant mark on not only the game on the court but off the court as well because they did not allow a loss to define them. In our lives we will experience moments of victory and moments of defeat. It is in awakening spiritually that we can create moments of victory from the defeat. How many people can say they played for a National Title, a Super Bowl, A World Series, A Stanley Cup, An NBA Championship? How many people can say they competed for national awards? Not to many so just being in the arena is a victory. Many times victory is found in the attempt.
The Special Olympic’s has an Athlete’s Oath that reads Let Me Win But If I Can Not Win Let Me Be Brave In The Attempt. In looking at the oath I have come to understand that not only in sports but in life it is important to be brave in the attempt. Each moment we have is a moment to be of service and value, a moment to get our message out, a moment to enhance our life and the lives of others. Each day we can live moment by moment and make the moments last.
In taking each day moment by moment we will create an awakening that creates magical moments in our lives and in the lives of others. The other day I wore my shirt that read Today I Will Create A Random Act Of Kindness, Will You. I decided to make it a point to find moments to be kind to those I came in contact with. I was at my bank, TD Bank and a fellow patron saw my shirt and stated she liked the idea. She smiled and said God Bless and I said God Bless you and we parted ways knowing that we both were creating moments of hope and healing for others.
Feel your moments and make them become memorable. In creating your moments you may just change your life and the lives of others. Make a Moment by Staying Positive!!!
