Meditation and Melody

Movement and Stillness. My Evolving Perspective.

Envision this:

Fresh sheets, then up and out of them. Bare feet on wood floor, the surface slightly warmed from morning sun. Tea (or coffee or whatever else) in hand, then moving outside and into a garden. There is a man sitting in the grass, and he beckons you with one hand. You two sit in pleasant silence, you drink your drink, and the sun moves across the sky until it sinks, the moon rises, and it’s time to go back inside— into fresh sheets.

Being comfortable with internal conflict is part of growing up. At least, for me it was. The juxtaposition of my life centered around the desire for pure spiritual connection and my love for earthly beauty is a struggle. So much of beauty and, as I’ve written before, desire hold attributes that relate to hedonism. I very seldom find attraction to the roughness of excess, but I’m innately attached to pleasing my senses (without committing my life to them.)

I do find much use in restriction and boudry, holding back for a more important goal. Most often, this goal is peace. If you are not chasing something, you can rest. A balanced life is always important, something I am only recently learning.

I know what fulfills me. I know where it stands in my life, and I know what I hold more dear to those things.

put something in your heart and keep it there.

meditation

• Don’t immediately open your phone in the morning

• Pray

• Eat without entertainment

• Look out the window

• Go on a walk and leave your phone at home (or keep it on silent)

• Stare into your glass of water.

• Clean

melody

• Throw a dinner party

• Learn mixology

• Or just take a class of some sort

• Invest in the senses

• Take yourself on a date

• Go to a club

• dance to burlesque music alone. maybe not so alone.

There is a charm in not knowing what to do, or even better, not knowing how to do this thing. I cannot speak on activity without speaking on the learning process. Love to learn and hone a new skill, a new aspect of life.

ON THAT NOTE, the importance of balance has been on my healing heart for a while. I hope I’ve also influenced you to let it sink into your chest and into your soul.

I love you. Bye.