We Begin

"We are born into a stream that carries us. We arrive with others around us; life around us. Yet life does not begin outside of us. It begins within us.

Many times, we set off to find life. We plan trips, take leave, unplug and disconnect to find our selves. What we are doing is seeking this stream that is taking us to the point within ourselves where we recognize life.

To think that life will come to us is a mistake. It will push us and challenge us to go out and find it within our very being. When we find it, we hold on to it. We smile. We enjoy the joy. And we remember. It is the good that we are to repeat. It is the bad that encourages us to move on.

Life does not happen to us. It happens for us. It begins within us and we begin because of life." -ac