Sometimes when I sit here to write my Monday post and have no clue what to write, I begin to think of the basics of life. What is essential for me? What is it that I don’t want to miss at all?

The first thing, of course, is the people in my life – my family and friends. But there is also not to worry about where to sleep at night, food, and financial safety. Yes, that is all important to me. But life happens, and you never know where you may end up tomorrow. Just think of the Ukrainian people who fled their homes head over heels in a matter of hours. Families got torn apart, and many still have no solid ground under their feet while living in foreign countries apart from their loved ones. At least then, you value the standard you lived by then and everyone involved. Now, one step further: When life can change so quickly and the world you were used to turns upside down in an instant, maybe there is something more important for our inner stability.

Yes, it is important to be thankful for and value what you have because it all is just lent for a while, and no one knows for how long. That is an important awareness to let sink deeper. But it is not meant to be frightened and worried but to appreciate and see what you are gifted with. Many feel cheated by life, God, the universe, or whatever when they lose a dear person, their financial stability, or their houses. They forget that these all were gifts to which they have no claim.

So, back again to that “one step further”: What we need to develop and remember is that we have come here with nothing, and we will leave with nothing. There is only one exception: our self. We come here as the essence of our being that we are, which cannot be taken away – never. We can never lose ourselves. That is what we can rely on in each moment. No matter how hard times may be, we have our self, and that self holds everything we need to make it in and through this life. But therefore, we need to accept it and stop making our worth and safety depend on anything we were gifted. When we have this awareness, we will be even more thankful for who and what we may have in our lives, but we will stand tall and look forward when things change. It doesn’t mean there are no emotions – we would not be human otherwise – but they don’t keep us from consciously building something new from the ruins we may find ourselves surrounded by. That again means that being gifted has a lot to do with what we add to our lives. And it all begins with what we see as the basics of our lives.

Sometimes it is not too bad not knowing what to write to get back to the essentials again…

Everything we find in this world are gifts – only temporary gifts.
Whether you receive or lose something, it does never define your being.
It only supports its experience in this world.
Not identifying with possessions is one of those experiences.

In Love and Light