Sacred Enclosure

"Your own mind is a sacred enclosure in to which

nothing harmful can enter except by your permission."

Arnold Bennett

On numerous occasions, I have hidden myself within sacred enclosures.  Whether hiking up in the Colorado mountains, canoeing inland waterways of Canada, or resting in nature's  forrest teepees, my lust for solitude prevailed.  

Creative visualization had endlessly offered me arenas filled with stained glass, burning candles, and silence where guidance could be heard.  Like any sacred space, I shed the outside world with all of its time and space, and checked all personas at the gate.

Sacred enclosures, whether physical, mental or spiritual, offered the releasing of fear, anxiety and stress.  As I stepped into reverence, freedom was found which led to holy expression that defined the life I longed to live.

 

Intentions, Goals, Resolutions ...

"The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance.

The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,

as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied

a single moment in all your life.  You can never turn over a new

leaf every hour if you choose."

Arnold Bennett

Prior to the New Year 2018, I invested a great deal of time determining what my New Year's Resolution might be.  The obvious choices were about exercise or diet, but I quickly reconsidered.  Over the years, I have created goals about expanding out into life or intentions to withdraw inward and within weeks they fell by the wayside.  

All of us consider an intention, but most often, we are disengaged before we begin.  If we do begin rigorously, we can burn out quickly.  A goal can be too detailed or too lofty losing any sense of inspiration. Remember we can always begin again, create a new idea that can be readily applied.

This year I decided to keep it simple and in the moment.  My intention would be used easily and hopefully become an automatic response.  My New Year's Resolution is to simply 'be kind' in the moment.  This will apply to myself as well as with others!