Yesterday I drove my children and their cousins to Dockyard
so they could go out on a boat with their other cousins and what a treat it was
for me on the drive back to see just how beautiful my Island home really is.
After I dropped them off, the scenery I had not seen when I was driving with
them in the car. Distracted by their talk, our talk. But with them gone all I
had were my thoughts and the scenery in front of me. All round me. And I was
taken aback by it. By the natural and astounding beauty of the place I call home.
I could not help but take notice of the colour of the ocean.
The varying shades of blue and in some cases indigo and turquoise. The contrasting
colours of the coral beneath the ocean shocking the blue with reds and oranges.
The stillness of the ocean helping to still my thoughts. As if it was willing
me, asking me to surrender to its calmness so I could surrender to my thoughts.
I felt a sense of peace wash over me as I fell in love with
my Island all over again. Fell in love with its feminine and natural beauty. The
cloud formations catching my eyes next. Wispy tendril like clouds. Not moving
too much because the wind was not very strong. Seeing them contrasted against the
azure sky. With the occasion bird flying by.
The roads were quiet because it was a Sunday morning so I slowed
down and took my time. Not worrying about holding up traffic. Not worrying
about anything really. Just driving and talking my time. Allowing myself the
pleasure of surrender. Took my time drinking
in the wonders of my island helping me to see through the eyes of my soul as
Deepak said in his meditation.
Helping me to see that everything and everyone is interconnected.
That there is an invisible thread that binds us all as we all emanate from the One
Source. The infinite of which we are all born. Helping me to understand the soul
is infinite because of from whence it has come.
I felt such peace and love yesterday that there was very little
that could upset me. That could cause me to want to break with the feeling of
peace and connection. Such that later on in the evening when several situations
flared up that would have caused me to react in a negative way. all I could do
was surrender them back to the place from whence they came and do the best I
could with what I had because I recognized that everything and everyone has
their place in our lives. And all we can do is decide whether we will invite them
in or leave them at the door.
Give them options. More importantly give ourselves options
and then let go. Surrendering to the fact that beauty and peace lies in seeing through
the eyes of my soul. And because I allowed myself to do so yesterday by taking
in the beauty of my Island and allowing it to permeate my being, I was at peace
with the flow of life. Recognizing I cannot change the way others think but I
can change the way I react to them.
In gratitude for the lesson of the soul through its eyes and
the wonders of nature. And in gratitude for the beautiful place I call home.
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