Saturday, April 5, 2008

A moment of present




She sat at the edge of the lake she had known all her life. But something was different today. As she looked past the still waters reflecting the late evening sky beyond the hills.. something happened in her. A shift of consciousness. She was meant to be there this evening.


The grass at her feet turned vibrant green.. came totally alive. Everything quietened down. Then it became still..silent.. yet living. It was just her breathing, herself and existence.


Seconds passed.. she felt herself slowly disappear...melt away until, she, no longer existed. It felt like she had become one with her surroundings. The sky, the air, the water, even the people around her.. become her..she was them... merged. Expanded.


In that few moments... life became perfect.. as it is. No thoughts, no urges.. just being. Life existed in everything and everyone as singular yet connected experience...just perfect. No need for change. That moment was present and complete.


Then it occured to her. She had no higher purpose in this life. All she had to do is embrace what life has been offering her all her life.. again and again.. but she had ran away from.


It was love. To learn to love and give love. As simple as that.

And she was led back into herself. As her body, mind and senses kicked back into motion, she realised something in her had changed forever. A new beginning.