The truth of what exists, what is present and available to all of us in any moment, is so much more than what we have been conditioned to believe by the systems running our modern lives. Stay busy they say, adopt the ideology of acquisition as a measure of value and success! This chasing is inevitably followed by the numbing required to escape the stress such a life brings. Caught in such a loop you too will begin to believe that what you see, in front of your hand, is all there is. Black and white, concrete objects, facts are facts with solid impermeable surfaces, no magic, no play, no wild spirit whispering immeasurable beauty.
To hear the movement below these constructed facades requires quiet, to become still, to sink in to attentive listening with both one’s eyes and spirit wide open. Random occurrences cease to be perceived as accidents, an unseen world is being spun and woven into a vibrant tapestry, continually, with or without our seeing.
Practice with me. Sit, observe, feel, listen, deeper, can you sense the space around your body? Close your eyes, take in a breath, release it, what resides in the texture of the air? Is there weight, a lightness, a presence of something or someone, a color, a temperature, a scent, a movement? Stay for longer, practice becoming aware of each sense. Can you take this awareness into your days and nights. And when you forget, can you remind yourself again?
We are not alone. There are guides alongside us continually, attempting to grab our attention as we spin. Stop, say hello. Their voices, carrying messages that hold the power to encourage, inform and delight may not be heard at first, but be persistent, return to awareness and quiet as often as possible. See what may possibly unfold, an unseen world of magic is waiting.
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