I live in Westbank BC in the beautiful Okanagan valley. We get hot dry summers which I love however because we are surrounded by mountains with trees we tend to be prone to fires.
Last week there were 3 fires that all started within 24 hours of each other and all within a 10 minute drive of where I live.
There were over 10,000 people evacuated with as many on evacuation alert. Luckily there was minimal damage and no serious injuries.
Tonight I was sitting on my deck enjoying the setting sun watching the fire fighting helicopters flying overhead. The helicopters had a long cable attached to it with a large bucket on the end of the cable.
The helicopters fly to the lake and dip the bucket in to fill it and then fly back to the fire and dump it.
I was thinking to myself … what if they filled the bucket with gas and then dumped it on the fire? Ridiculous you say?
Yes it does seem ridiculous and yet when I thought about how many of us live our lives we often tend to do just that.
We all have “fires” of fear, insecurities, offences, doubts, false core beliefs, habits and addictions and yet without thinking we throw gas on those fires and fuel them instead of putting them out with water.
When we stew in our fear or anger or depression we are fueling our fire.
When we keep telling ourselves “I cant do it”, “I’m not as talented as so and so”, “If only I were prettier, smarter, richer”. “I’ll be happy when…” we are feeding the fire.
When we keep allowing ourselves to react in the same way over and over again while we dislike our actions we are pouring on gasoline.
Because we were created with free will, we always have a choice in what we think, how we act or react.
Make a conscious effort to begin pouring the water of truth, confidence, grace, kindness, love and respect on your fires.
Not only will you find the fires will stop but you will then begin to see fresh beautiful growth replacing where the fires once raged.
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