Uncluttered Mind of the Child

"Peace comes within the souls of men

When they realize their oneness with the universe."

Black Elk

To join someone or something suggests an interaction or common interest.  Think back over life and be amazed at how many random things that have been joined...neighborhoods, churches, clubs, organizations, chain letters, prayer chains, department stores, gas stations, super saver cards, etc..... As we fill our space with commitments that do not enhance our inner beauty, it is a waste of time.

When the bill arrives, the cost for joining ...  do you feel elated and reinforced about the connection?  Does it give any sense of enhancement or purpose?  When we review what we have joined, has it expanded the material world or the intimate relationship with self?

Life is a spiral or a pattern than circulates from the time we are born.  At the onset, we are uncluttered and the family reflects attitudes, belief systems, and a way to survive in the world.  As little ones we creatively seek our own experiences in spite of being herded by the guardian.  Throughout life we fill ourselves with commodities not supporting our inner spirit. As we age, we begin to let go of all we have collected so we can once again have the uncluttered mind of the child, to be in a state of oneness with all there is.