The shape and form of words reveals a great deal about the
vibration or power of our inner dialogue. Our language is revealing as it
reflects our current state of being. For example, we might feel like we are
walking through treacle or stuck in quicksand at the current time, and such
insights create powerful images which keep us locked in a storyline of being
stuck in quicksand because we perceive that we are. Our perception matters a
great deal, and the more aware of this we become, the more we realise that our
thoughts shape our lives.
When we consider the quicksand analogy we can immediately
feel a sense of contraction within as we energetically connect with the impulse
to resist and struggle against the drag of the molten sand beneath our feet. Of
course, struggling is the worst thing to do as the more we struggle, the deeper
we sink. We know that our best chance lies in doing the one thing that feels
counter-intuitive and that is to spread the weight of our bodies by laying down
over the surface of the quicksand; we need to get as much contact as possible
with the one thing that is threatening our very existence.
Such a philosophy can be applied to many things in our lives
such as fear, pain, distress, anxiety etc. The idea of connecting more deeply
with these might feel counter-productive, but intuitively we know that by
connecting to them more consciously we can step away from being consumed by
them as we no longer fear them but become One with them instead. Yet it is the
act of direct contact that we often fear the most as we can feel exposed, naked
and vulnerable, not knowing if our act of increasing contact will ultimately
lead to our rescue or if it will simply leave us even more exposed, naked and
vulnerable.
Mindfulness and conscious awareness of the present moment is
so important now as we continue to open up our hearts, minds and souls to the
bigger picture of our lives. The more we awaken and breathe in the air of the
new dawn, the more we realise how integrated and connected we truly are. When
we struggle against life or against the situations that we find ourselves in,
we can become entrenched and stuck, and although letting go of resistance and
surrendering to the moment takes a huge act of faith as we reach into unknown
territory, we know that this is exactly what we need to do in order to shift
the vibrations of our lives away from life-sapping inner-dialogues and
analogies towards something far more life-affirming and enhancing.
Becoming One with our fears takes great courage as it
suggests a willingness to stop resisting and to start accepting. This is not
the same as ‘giving up’ but a more conscious act of present-moment awareness
that re-empowers us as we choose to let go of resistance and become fully aware
of all that we fear and all that we are. Whilst this in itself might not change
the reality of the situation that we find ourselves in, when we stop struggling
we shift our vibrations to a more expansive level of awareness and this can
help us to see the ‘bigger picture’ and to step free from the all-consuming
panic-state.
Of course, as human beings, we are used to keeping on
keeping on and pushing against the currents as this is a part of life, but is
it? Is it really the ‘norm’ or is it this way because we expect it to be this
way? We could get tied up in knot after knot trying to unravel such a question,
but it seems clear that we need to find a way to stop resisting and struggling
now as the more we struggle, the tighter the knots become. Life no longer seems
to be about keeping our heads above water or trying to stay afloat in quicksand;
the analogies are changing and shifting towards something brighter, fresher and
more life-affirming.
How we see our own lives is so important for it gives shape,
texture and definition to our reality. Life may have its challenges and we may
not be where we truly want to be in life, but is resisting our reality going to
change this? Or will the resistance simply find us even more deeply entrenched
in challenging analogies and vibrations?
The time is now upon us to open up our hearts, minds and
souls to the present moment and to become fully conscious of life exactly as it
is. We can then stop wallowing in the mire and fearing the quicksand, and
instead see the beauty, expanse and infinity of what present moment awareness
actually brings into our lives. Once we take such a step we realise that, as
energetic and vibrational beings, we have the power within us to raise the
vibration away from the struggle to one of joyful acceptance as we choose to
dance with this new vibration in life; we can use the power within to
re-calibrate the energetic vibration of our reality. This is not the same as
pulling away, unravelling the knots, denying them or struggling; it is the
ultimate act of fully embracing the moment and in this moment realising that we
already are Whole, complete and magnificent.