Hello Beloved Friends,
I’ll pick up where I just left off from the last email. I believe in these beginning emails, I’ll do some narration to set the stage, so to speak, so you may have some understanding of where I was coming from at the time of the writing. I think this narration will be less and less prominent as we work through the writings.
It Continues…
After the Sound Bath in Sedona, I felt a desire to meditate that was a new feeling. I felt the energy of this town in a manner that I have heard others speak of. Some speak of energy vortexes that exist in this location. A lot of this has to do with the incredible beauty of this place. Cindy and I visited a number of these locations and they were wonderful and beautiful. I began to meditate at a few of these places.
This was a new experience in that it seemed to come to me in a different manner than other attempts at meditation. Previously, I would feel my mind being very active, thoughts would present in a way of distraction. I would feel physically fidgety. My focus would be pulled in different directions. This happened whenever I attempted to meditate and I would give up in frustration. So after attempting to meditate through my late twenties and into my mid thirties, I abandoned this activity. I still prayed and did daily affirmations, however.
Now while meditating, I still have these distractions, but they seemed less intrusive and less important. I often have moments of feeling a deep sense of peace. I am learning how to accept these distractions and to let go of them to a degree. Not to judge them or to be annoyed by them.
What I found odd was the place I felt the the energy of Sedona the strongest was at the pool of the villas we were staying at, more so than the beautiful vortexes. So at the pool was were I often found myself. The next morning while meditating at the pool, a young mother and her three beautiful blond-haired daughters arrived. All daughters probably under the age of five. The two older ones were very water safe and proficient. It was obvious that the mom had great confidence in her daughters’ water safety skills. As a swim coach, I was very impressed by this. The mom attended to her youngest daughter who was crying and fussing. I found this a bit distracting while trying to maintain a meditative state. Then the voice said to me,
“The sounds of baby birds were not distracting you, this is the sound of baby humans. Why does ones type of baby not distract you and the other does? Babies are babies, regardless of species.”
With this new awareness, the noise of the infant stopped distracting me.
I then picked up my iPad and began to write. At first, these thoughts that I was writing down came to me similar to my normal thoughts but seemed to originate from a different source or location in my brain. I didn’t initiate them as far as I could tell. At first they came to me as stand alone statements, like a newspaper headline. Over time, this shifted to a more nuanced and conversational manner.
So with that, here are some of the initial headlines:
- All you (I) know is what you (I) think you (I) know.
- Just because you are not physically active, it does not mean you are not being spiritually productive.
- I am ready, not in a hurry.
- I am confident, but not attached.
- Sit in silence more. The answers you seek will come to you more readily this way, rather than asking questions and interjecting.
- Your soul is ancient, old and powerful. A beautiful commanding presence when You can tap into it. Letting go of the need to control your life and following your soul’s intentions will prove to be an empowering, amazing and beautiful experience. It is going to take courage and relish the coming challenge.
- A wonderful prayer is: “I love you, I am sorry, please forgive me, thank you” (Hawaiian prayer of forgiveness called Ho’oponopono)
- Ego needs validation. Presence is in itself validation. Presence will give complete validation at all times. Focus on your third eye and above your throat. The third eye is of a higher importance and when you let go of your need for validation, the blockage goes with it.
- In meditation, let go of the desire for an experience and trust what comes up. Avoid the temptation to try to will a certain result. Be respectful and considerate with any information that you receive. Avoid showing off your sensitivity. (Look at what I can do!)
- Ego wants a defined experience during meditation and, with this, it can point to it and say, look how enlightened and special I am. Presence simply accepts the experience in a nonjudgmental manner, with no thought of spiritual superiority. Just being compassionate and open.
- Choose love!
- The behavior you dislike or find disgusting in another may be a way the other person “medicates” an emotional wound they’re not in touch with, such as rejection or an experience of overwhelming terror. The parallel is that you may have a similar wound that you deal with in the opposite manner.
- Silence is the language of God.
- All I am is the knowingness of what my experience is or was.
- The only person who can stop your improvement is you.
- Treat every person you encounter as farther down the spiritual path than yourself. This will help with your struggle with your ego and accidental arrogance.
(These messages provide much to contemplate and meditate on. They are simple and deep. We welcome discussion! – C.)
With God’s Great Love, Compassion, and Grace onto you!
Cindy and Scott