Amazing run this morning. I set out to complete a seven mile road run and found myself detouring into the fields. Mother Nature was calling my name and I listened.
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| Rejoice...your soul is alive! |
The dirt roads were still soaked from the rain storm two nights before. Now you know how much I love me some gooey dirt so I jumped in with both feet! Water plus dirt plus sand plus gravel plus rocks makes for a good old fashion mud run!
By the time I reached the end of the first field, I had to make a choice; cross the canal to get to the other fields or head back. I stopped and looked at the tall grass staring me in the face. My fear-mind tried to take control...What if there were snakes hiding somewhere in that mess? I immediately understood what was happening and told myself to STOP! Live in the NOW and enjoy the run. So off I went into the tall grass. I could feel the coolness of the wet blades running into my shoes; cleansing my feet each step of the way.
As I reached the next field I thought to myself, what a glorious day for a run! I am so blessed to live so close to the fields. Thank you God for showing me the way. I continued my run.
After a few more miles I heard a whisper - What do you see?
I looked around and saw some tall sugar cane stalks and a tilled field.
The whisper came again - What do you see?
This time I stopped, looked again then closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and heard the whisper come a third time...What do you see?
I took another deep breath then the words came; "Till your fields so my dreams may grow."
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| Find your center...keep your rhythm |
For the rest of the run I thought about the message and before I knew it I found myself saying these words over and over again.
Till your fields so My dreams may grow.
Nourish My seeds deep into your soul.
Embody this belief with all your might.
And you will harvest the fruits of My Light.
The message from this morning's run was loud and clear. But what surprised me was the second message I received while writing this blog.
During this morning's run I was also being asked...
Do you know you own song?
Do you know your own rhythm?
Do you know what is allowing you to be your healthiest, happiest, and most radiant self?
So once again, I slowed down, closed my eyes and began to look deep within...
Sunrise to sunset follows the rhythm of the earth around the sun. Spring turning into Summer followed by Fall then Winter is the rhythm of the passage of time. The beat of the red wing blackbirds wing follows a natural rhythm of flight. The honey bees life cycle follows the rhythm of it's social structure. Rain falling on the earth follows the rhythm of the water cycle.The hawk's strong observational skills follows the rhythm of the hunt. They are all accomplished by following a rhythm. Break the rhythm and the natural flow is disrupted.
Like the fields that have turned summer harvest into fall tilling, I too find myself in a period of change.
So what is my rhythm?
During today's run I stopped to listen to the message. What I found was I felt three interlaced rhythms all at once: my heartbeat, my breath, and the cadence of the run as I moved through the field. Each one was distinct, but layered on top of the other. It was one of those experiences that as soon as you realized you are having it, it's gone. But the effects of that brief moment are forever engrained deep within my soul - standing strong like the sugar cane stalk.
Today's lesson was mindful.
We all have our own inner rhythm and I keep being reminded that whenever I listen to it my life flows easy. All I need is right inside me. It always has been. All the wisdom, clarity I am searching for is in my heart's center.
Essentially, the stillness I find when I run comes from listening to the Divine Light inside of me. All I have to do is listen and believe!
To quote one of my all time favorite authors Marianne Williams in "Return to Love"
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
Ultimately, the message is clear, we are all magnificent and beautiful human beings and it's time to live from this place.
Listen to your inner voice and honor your soul. You have the wisdom inside of you.
Remember. Listen. And Love.
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