 As I continue to sit with others as a spiritual companion (director-guide) and listen to the ponderings of their hearts, the invitation to each of us is clear: stay steady. This is not easy when the nature of the energy flowing through the universe can be picked up as fear, worry or anxiety. These emotions are not unknown to me either. I know from experience how important it is to be able to access inner stability when everything around you and in you may feel tumultuous. I love trees. I believe trees are living, breathing beings who feel and experience life in its fullness in a unique way. I also believe that one of their highest purposes on the planet is to sustain life, including ours. Trees represent stability to me. Their roots go deep, holding them steady when the winds come and threaten to uproot them from their very core. Years ago, I began to imagine what it would actually feel like to be a tree when life felt frightening—more rooted than topsy Turvey. I crafted this practice to help me and I featured it in my book Portable Peace. I'd like to share it with you here because in times like these we can certainly use any help we can get, especially practices, if they can predictably deliver us to a place within ourselves that feels more steady and stable. I hope you find it useful. Breathe deep. May peace be upon you. 
2 Comments
Suzie Roussel
4/26/2022 06:35:25 pm
Thank you for this helpful practice filled with so much to visualize and help us to ground us in stormy times. I also came upon a poem by Ranier Maria Rilke that tells me to surrender and trust.
Jan
4/27/2022 05:03:36 pm
Susie, thank you for this response and this wonderful poem. It is so fitting! Again, trees come into the message here. Trust and surrender are the two ultimate invitations of the inner (spiritual life), aren't they? Always inviting us to courage and to let go. May this be so for you. Leave a Reply. |
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