Coming back Home

  • Cynthia M. Chase
  • 20 Jun 2015
Bing Meditation paintingsIt may be hard to imagine that we avoid our lives, but think about it.  How easy is it to get caught up in everyday life, in all the things that we have to "do."  The lists, the errands, the running here and there.  It is almost as though we are set on automatic pilot, robotic.  Experiencing life from the inside is a very different matter.  Just sitting and listening to that "small voice" deep inside may at first be disquieting.  The voice that speaks in the silence may question some of our decisions, or challenge the life we have set up for ourselves.  The wisdom that emerges allows us to connect with our authentic self, like a well deep inside.  The roots run deep and the source of nurturing and truth are always available to us.  It is a matter of carving out a few minutes each day to "get off the merry-go-round" and just listen.  No television, cell phone, computer.  Just a few minutes in silence and in your own company.  Discover again what you really think, feel and desire. Moving into the center of You allows you to re-enter your Self, come back to your Life.  Like a dry well, it yearns for the water of life to flow in.  For those moments it is about Being, not Doing.  You are rich beyond measure.  Come back home to yourself.