Your Perfect Teacher ...LIFE

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Your Perfect Teacher

Life

Many of us long to find a spiritual teacher or guru. We may feel unsure of how

to practice our spirituality without one, or we may long for someone who has

attained a higher level of insight to lead the way for us. Some of us have been

looking for years to no avail and feel frustrated and even lost. The good news

is that the greatest teacher you could ever want is always with you—that is your

life.

 

The people and situations we encounter every day have much to teach us when we

are open to receiving their wisdom. Often we don't recognize our teachers

because they may not look or act like our idea of a guru, yet they may embody

great wisdom. In addition, some people teach us by showing us what we don't want

to do. All the situations in our lives, from the insignificant to the major,

conspire to teach us exactly what we need to be learning at any given time.

Patience, compassion, perseverance, honesty, letting go—all these are covered in

the classroom of the teacher that is your life.

 

We can help ourselves to remember this perfect teacher each day with a few

simple words. Each morning we might find a moment to say, " I acknowledge and

honor the teacher that is my life. May I be wise enough to recognize the

teachers and lessons that I encounter today, and may I be open to receiving

their wisdom. " We might also take some time each day to consider what our lives

are trying to teach us at this time. A difficult phase in your relationship with

your child may be teaching you to let go. The homeless person you see every day

may be showing you the boundaries of your compassion and generosity. A spate of

lost items may be asking you to be more present to physical reality. Trust your

intuition on the nature of the lesson at hand, work at your own pace, and ask as

many questions as you want. Your life has all the answers.

 

 

 

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