Heart Pocket Word for the Day is Search!

The word from my heart pocket is Search!

This year is the one. This month I'm going to make it happen. Today. By noon. In this moment, Right now.

We search and search and can't seem to find what we want. It feels elusive and unattainable.

Still we search. We search like we fish. It only takes one nibble to pop us up to a zenith and the search continues. Searching and not finding isn't fun, unless for you the search is the thing. Watch an Easter egg hunt. Notice who loves the hunt and who needs to find an egg to be happy. There are some keys to the finding. Is the search overwhelming? Break it into phases, into smaller increments. Does the search seem impossible? Examine it in your mind. Write it out. Imagine and record your findings. Are you searching in the right places? Are you happy while you're searching? Why not? What is the source of your frustration, your disappointment, your irritation? The answer is a clue. If you are happy, you might be a natural seeker and that's a clue, too!

Relieve the tension and you release the pressure. Search and read the clues. Play with them. Let them lead you. And look, you are already finding!

Searching is necessary when we want to know. Searching can be like a treasure hunt. We forget that we are in charge of the search. It is our idea and we get to choose. Searching for a partner? A job? A new home? An animal friend? A place to volunteer? A decision? The outfit that makes you feel your best? Are you looking for something immaterial and wanting it to come into your life? Qualities like peacefulness, simplicity, or purpose?

When we search, we invite uncertainty to step forward ... to help find certainty. Tools to use with uncertainty are:  flexibility, a sense of humor, intermittent rest and spending energy, research (asking questions. reading, thinking, dreaming).

When we search, we discover. It is important to record your discoveries. You might think you will remember but we never remember it exactly. You might remember big events, but the facts were accompanied by thoughts and feelings. They are equally important to discovery. They qualify the search, offer clues, and make it whole.

We can search too long. Search can become a diversion or can be used as an avoidance tactic. Some people search their entire lives for one thing. Some searches don't require as much time or energy. Searching is active and it leads to answers. Take breaks from your search to see if it needs to take a new direction or if it is complete.

This year is the one. This month I'm going to make it happen. Today. By noon. In this moment. Right now.

The search has begun!