As wave after wave
of new consciousness and new awareness laps upon the shores of our souls, it
can be all too easy to become intoxicated by the hypnotic sound of the sea and lose
ourselves in the beauty of the moment. Such a space feels precious and amazing,
but it can also feel challenging as well, for whilst at soul level we may
choose to become lost in such a divine space (for this is a sign of living
consciously), on the physical level, we can struggle to find the time to stand
in quiet solitude absorbing the joy of the moment.
This presents us with a dilemma; for to become free, we need to be fully conscious and aware of the moment, but in order to give ourselves permission to become free, we want to know that all of our needs on the physical level will be taken care of, thereby keeping us away from the very thing that can bring us that freedom!
This presents us with a dilemma; for to become free, we need to be fully conscious and aware of the moment, but in order to give ourselves permission to become free, we want to know that all of our needs on the physical level will be taken care of, thereby keeping us away from the very thing that can bring us that freedom!
We can become tied
up in knots trying to work out how to find bliss in life, but this kind of
misses the point, for the more we look, the farther away from bliss we get, for
bliss is not something to seek out and ‘get’; it is a state of being.
Therefore, when we
become lost in the joy of the moment, as the waves lap the shoreline of the
soul and we can feel, touch and taste the euphoria of the light dancing within,
we need to realise that it is okay to be in such a space. In many ways, it is
the still moments that matter the most, for it is the stillness, and the
stillness within that stillness, that carries so much power and energy. The
rest is distraction, for Truth lies in the stillness, not in the busy-ness of
keeping on keeping on (chasing and ticking off boxes on a life ‘to-do’ list
that continues to grow no matter how hard we try to get to our destinations)
etc.
There comes a time
when we need to STOP and embrace the courage to go into this stillness; and we
need to know and trust that all that we want and need are within this. If we
become truly conscious in this moment of pure magic, joy and amazement, we
awaken to a whole new dimension in life and become inspired by the infinite
possibilities all around. We realise that Heaven is already on Earth and we can
feel the Divine pulse beating in our own hearts and flowing through every cell
of our Beings.
Whilst this
stillness within the stillness, which brings us the euphoria of being fully
awake in the moment, feels intangible and indefinable; it is important to
realise that even though it is, it is also within our grasp as it fills our
hearts and souls. This is a space without a space; it is beyond definition, but
it can still be felt. It can be felt by opening up heart, mind and soul to the infinite
wonder of bliss.
Of course, this
brings to the surface the perpetual chicken and egg scenario of which to do
first: become conscious in the moment or to get the basics in place to remove
the day-to-day worries. Yet, such a scenario feeds the dilemma, for until we
can see beyond this, we cannot accept that it is only by living consciously in
the moment that we become our own creators and everything changes. Until we
reach this point, we continually chase the horizon trying to get, trying to
achieve and trying to find something externally that has been within us all
along.
It therefore seems
time to lose ourselves in the moment and to surrender to the hypnotic sound,
and the delicious flavours, of bliss...