I read wonderful words the other day from a fellow Tao teacher. It was about both men and women going through a mid-life crisis… or mid-life awakening, as I prefer to call it.
It seems we consider it only from the ugly side… the hot sports cars, broken marriages, alcohol, drugs, self-doubt, self loathing and childish self-centered behaviors.
There is however a positive, creative, and more life affirming side to this believed crisis.
Especially if we consider it from the spiritual.
From the spiritual side, the believed crisis should be viewed, not as a problem, but as a prelude to a possible life changing, positive transformation.
If we can shift our thought from mid-life crisis – to mid-life transformation, or mid-life awakening we open up a whole new positive, and enlightened vista to view these happenings.
Rather than one single transformation I feel my whole life has been one of continual transformation.
Some years the transformations were easy, sometimes very hard…but positive transformations none the less.
I like to vision that we are all our own Michelangelo’s sculpting our own personal David’s.
We start out mostly un-formed, and each year we sculpt, cut, refine and perfect.
This past 10 years my own transformation and sculpting has been severe.
A few times the cuts were deep, once literally and almost fatal: but now on reflection they were needed to reveal my inner soul, character and purpose in life.
If you are going thru some deep sculpting right now, don’t loose hope…please keep my personal experiences in mind.
The deepest cuts in the end unveil the most beautiful and meaningful changes.
Namaste….Steve Monahan
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Steve Monahan
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