Often people retire from life-long jobs and feel lost. I’ve been thinking about how we often define ourselves by our jobs, our talents, our looks, our cars, our children — well, the list goes on, doesn’t it? When I closed my beloved art gallery, many people warned me that it would be a huge adjustment, not having it as the center of my existence; not going there every day. But it wasn’t difficult at all! Perhaps it’s because it never defined me, even though I was in love with it. It’s easy to think of one’s self as being a mother, or a mechanic, or any number of things which we do on a daily basis. And there is nothing wrong with that; nothing at all! But I’m very grateful to know that all the hats I’ve worn in this life are only accouterments to Life!
“Above all else I want to see. — Recognizing that what I see reflects what I think I am, I realize that vision is my greatest need. The world I see attests to the fearful nature of the self-image I have made. If I would remember who I am, it is essential that I let this image of myself go. As it is replaced by truth, vision will surely be given me. And with this vision, I will look upon the world and on myself with charity and love.” A Course in Miracles W-56.2:1-6
"God is divine Life, and Life is no more confined to the forms which reflect it than substance is in its shadow.” Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 331:1-3
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