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This peppy\/poppy\/folky song by husband and wife duo Pete and Maura Kennedy leapt out at me today and reminded me that my day to day existence is far more than my ever-changing routine, which sounds like an oxymoron, \u00a0far deeper than surface concerns and far more impactful than I might have myself believe in my weakest moments. A few random lyrics tugged at my ear:<\/p>\n

“Life is large. It’s bigger than the both of us.\u00a0 Life is large. All you need is just a little trust.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Be yourself and stand your ground. Don’t you let no one turn you around.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“How do you want to be remembered?\u00a0 A raging fire or a dying ember?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Last night as I was driving home from one of my jobs as a therapist in a substance abuse outpatient practice, I thought about all of the people I have connected with professionally over the past 30 years as counselor, facilitator, minister and writer. It would likely number in the many thousands. What seeds do I hope I have planted with them?\u00a0 Seeds of desire for a life that takes them beyond what they expect into something phenomenal. Seeds of healing of the wounds they have experienced. Seeds of prosperity that has them knowing that they can do the ‘abun-dance out of scare-city’. Seeds of love for themselves and all those they encounter. Seeds of trust in the Highest Possible Outcome. Seeds of creativity so that they can color outside the lines in outrageous hues and tones. Seeds of the music of their souls so that they can sing out with gusto.\u00a0 I also know that each of them has left an impression and imprint on my heart and mind, long after what may have been fleeting contact. How could it be any other way since we are all so interconnected?<\/p>\n

How large are you willing to let your life be?\u00a0 I am open and willing to have mine be so expansive that I am unable to see to the end of the line, so wide that I can’t wrap my arms around it, so high that I have to crane my neck waaaayyyy back and still can’t get there with my eyes, but can with my vivid imagination and open heart and so\u00a0deep that\u00a0even in my childhood fantasy of ‘digging to\u00a0China’ would never\u00a0have me arrive.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/ppR4poXbrdI<\/a>\u00a0Life Is Large- Pete and Maura Kennedy<\/p>\n

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