Celebrating Ganesha

I am drawn to the pervasive Ganesha stories, that speak not only of embracing our wounds, our experiences, to step on to the threshold of new beginnings, but also to be resourceful and playful, to look always for the beauty in everyday life.  

Ganesha’s stories are steeped in devotion. Even though he may over indulgence and rages at injustices, Ganesha is overwhelmingly wise, reliably steady, offering a fresh perspective to challenging situations that always seeks a peaceful outcome. He recognises the entry point of new beginnings and, if we are willing to remove obstacles that are often within ourselves, he helps us to see the way forward.

For me the greatest teachings of Ganesha are in finding harmony in our relationships with others and ultimately ourselves.  Ganesha invites us to our own sweetness. Regardless of what life presents us with, we have a choice in how to engage. To choose sweetness as an inherit value on how we approach life.  

Change is inevitable, however Ganesha invites us to reflect on the invitation to value challenges as opportunities, to refresh they way we think and see our world, and re-energize the heart. I invite you to use his stories as a way to reflect on how you choose to embrace change.

During the celebrations of Ganesha Chathurti magnificent displays of devotion to this much loved deity can be witnessed around the globe offering blessings of prosperity