Channeling Ganesha for Change

We are 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 indulge and rage 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.

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 the way we think and see our world, and re-energize the heart. Take this as an invitation to use his stories as a way to reflect on how you choose to embrace change.

As each breath is a new beginning... so Ganesha, as the Lord of Thresholds, is the one we look to as we embrace transition and transformation. We need to be resolute and intrepid like Ganesha to affect the change we want to see — and we are always stronger together as we move forward, with laughter, practice, and patience.

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha