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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Stillness

Upon opening the window coverings early one morning after the recent  season's first snow fall, I deeply experienced an incredible stillness. Awareness permeated every cell of my BEing here in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the stillness the powerful sense of gratitude flowed over, through and all around.

Now a few days later the stillness remains. BEing here experiencing Winter at 6790', it seems to me since the trees and perennials have all pulled their qi downward and the animals' qi is concentrated inward stillness prevails. This particular location on Mother Earth offers a unique opportunity for experiencing subtle energy. It allows for deep healing that comes with BEing awake, aka conscious, moving away from the habits of mind, habits of daily routines and habits of going through life in a robot sort of way. It allows for early traumas to emerge from the subconscious and to then trudge down a path, often circular, rather than linear, towards whole BEingness. 

View from our front window
the morning after the first
snowfall of the season.
View moments later
from our rear sliding glass door.
May we each grab hold of the opportunities that life affords each of us as individuals to awaken and to heal, becoming a luminous BEing. During negotiating this simple but not easy, bumpy path, may we all