There is a quiet place, within yourself,
away from the storm. In the center of the whipping winds and stinging
rain, there is sunlight, peace and tranquility.
This world, and often this blog, is
often full of the terrible side of life – the things people should know
about, don’t really want to know about, might want to think about and
could benefit from being aware of…but also could suffer from, might be
anguished by, become fearful of, or worry about.
In the center of all that, I want to
remind myself and others, is a place of serenity. Of Knowing. Of a
warm, all-encompassing and comforting love. It is there. At the center
of all our atoms is the vacuum, that which binds and connects all
things. But we must all participate in the act of finding it. At the
very least we must recognize it is there and still the mind, to prepare
our awareness. To create a place within ourselves for that quiet
feather to land.
This can be very difficult, or it can be
amazingly simple. We alone control our bodies, and our reactions
towards the outer world. If we don’t – well, go back and read some of
the things from my second paragraph. Yes, there are agendas, energies
and devices being set against our peace of mind. But they are not our
god. Our spirits have much, much greater powers than these.
Awareness is the first step. Then there
are things we can do to foil them, to fight that battle. The armor is
there. Find it and put it on. Go back and read the old masters. They
knew this enemy. This type of struggle is exactly what they were
referring to.
Enlightenment can come in a day; even in
a minute, a second. Or it can come long and painfully, after much
suffering. Just ask Buddha.
The Way can be lined with annoyances and
unscrupulous people. But it is always there, ready to receive, ready to
heal, ready to teach. Just ask Lao Tzu.
Love is our ultimate weapon. The energy
we radiate back out into the world, even as we are bombarded with
unimaginable atrocities and negativity, is what will change our
reality. Just ask Jesus.
It’s only as hard as we think it is. We
only have as much power as we allow ourselves to have. For that matter,
the dark side only has as much power as we allow it to have. Just ask Yoda.
We are all bubbles of energy that
radiate far outside our physical bodies, and interact with our reality;
a feedback loop of information going in and out. Which information will
we choose to receive, which shall influence us? And which shall we
choose to release back out into the world?
Follow your heart, not the programmed
knee-jerk reactions of your world gone mad. Take back what is
rightfully yours. Peace of mind. Harmony. Start with yourself. Many
will follow; meanwhile, just stay strong. Stay fiercely focused. We are
poised for the most incredible journey we can imagine. Yes, – amidst
the chaos of these days, is a bright and wonderful future, hiding there
in the center of it all. Waiting for us to see it.
These are not pipe dreams. It can and
indeed will happen. The question only remains, who will join me on this
Great Journey? Who will be there to guide me when I fall down?