The Clinging Fire

"Cling to the power of higher truth" I Ching, Chapter 30


We all have times in our lives when it's easier to let things fall to the back burner than to deal with them. Than to give them the time and attention they deserve. This blog for instance. It has been easier for me to not deal with it than to continue writing. And though I have not continued writing, it doesn't mean that I haven't continued musing.


When we allow things like this to fall by the wayside, we are letting them die. We are taking something we enjoy, something that makes us happy, and whole, and we are refusing to fuel this thing. Refusing to let it continue to burn. But this should not be the case. We should be allowing ourselves to fuel those fires that give us heart in times of need. That give us strength in times of weakness. That give us joy in times of sorrow.


So like fire, clinging to the wood that fuels it's flames, let us cling to those things that fuel our souls. Whatever those things may be, cling to them, and never let them go out. Make life what it can be, and what it should be.