Flip the Switch!

 

 

 

 

"There is something in us

That has nothing to do with night and day,

Diamonds which come from no earthly mine.

 

Rumi

 

 

 

 

Whether it is through meditation or the practice of yoga, one can restore a gentleness leading to our original state of bliss.  Some find this place of quiet through contemplation or a walk in the woods.    There is an elder restrained to a wheel chair, but she smiles and says she is out in nature every day through the power of visualization.  She states she explores caves, ancient grounds, and old manuscripts upon will.  She floats on waves in the ocean and flies on the wings of great birds. "When we place our intention on where we want to be, our hearts and minds will surely follow," she encourages.

 

Bliss arrives in all shapes and sizes.  For some it may be classical music while for others it may be the smell of paint on an artist's brush.  It may be the velvet touch of a petal falling into a gardener's hand or the site of a bright star gently streaking across the deep black sky.

 

If we dare our hearts to be open, bliss will gently surround us with fragrances, beauty, melody, and the sense of being weightless.  It is not that we do not know how to do this; but rather,  we do not remember to turn off our mind. Flip the switch and return to bliss!