A beautiful morning. Watching the night sky turn to the day
sky. The dawn to the day. It is so spectacular and refreshing when I see the
dawning of a new day from a new perspective. From a new place. Because I am so
relaxed and so in awe of life that I allow myself to be transported beyond the
reality of my existence to the fantasy of my existence. I allow myself to remember
not to take the blessing of seeing another day, another sunrise for granted.
My family is vacationing in Orlando, Florida. Yes I know not
the most spiritual and enlightening place in the world but what I am feeling
this morning as I sit on my balcony looking out over the grounds of our resort
at the sun rising in front of my eyes, getting brighter by the minute, a
fountain dancing to my right, that spirit and enlightenment are always present
for me. For us. Always because spirit and enlightenment are within us. But sometimes
we neglect them or reject them because we are not in the frame of mind to reach
or receive them because we allow the everyday burdens of our lives to weigh us
down. Blinding us from the power we carry within. But this morning I am especially
feeling my power on this quiet awakening morning.
Where the sky started out as red with clouds different from the
ones I normally see at home to it now being virtually clear with the bright
light of the sun taking over. The silence of the morning interrupted every once
in a while by the sounds of man awakening – buses, people running, walking,
people going to work, interspersed with the sounds of nature - birds in flocks whizzing
past my balcony, while others sit in trees , on pillars and posts singing to
their heart’s content. And I feel that contentment filling me as well. Sending
shivers down my spine.
It is so important that we step out of our everyday ever once
in a while giving ourselves the space to reconnect with our essence selves. To remove
ourselves from the reality of our lives to the fantasy of our lives to realise fantasy
and reality are one in the same as they reside in our brains, our thoughts. Allowing us to understand sometimes we can’t see beyond our everyday to the fantasy of who we really are.
Getting away allows us to tap into that and helps us to understand the duality
of our existence.
Beautiful white swans just caught my eye taking me from my serious
writing to my fantastical writing, willing me to write about the story of the
ugly duckling who realises she was always a beautiful swan – the story of many
of our lives. We are all beautiful in our own right but sometimes we can’t see through
the façade of the image that we are so busy building to see the beauty of who
we really are.
Fantastical writing shattered when what I thought were
beautiful swans started walking because I realised they weren’t swans at all. They
were egrets instead. But my mind needed to believe they were swans because I
needed to be reminded of the beauty that I carry within. So I decided to leave
my mistake because I know it was not a mistake at all but my lesson and blessing. Awakening me to
the beauty that I carry with me all the time. Awakening me to the fantasy and reality that
live side by side in my brain. Awakening to the duality of who I am. Of who we
all are. The yin and yang of our existence. Fantasy battling reality for
balance.
I love vacations. I love getting away. I love surrendering
to the nothingness that is everything. I am so glad I took the time to stop. To
just be with my family. Here’s to the start of a short break together. Of
family time and reconnecting as the dawn of this new day in a new place has
kindly awakened in me the joy, the gratitude, the ecstasy of surrendering to
me. Forever grateful and feeling blessed with this life that is mine. Feeling especially privileged to know spirituality and enlightenment are always present when I give myself the time to surrender as I am in this moment. Namaste.
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