The
Power of Love
Last
week, as a warm October sea breeze blew in
from the west, I had a moment when my heart
opened.
As
I drew breath in and felt my chest expanding,
tears ran down my cheeks. For a few seconds
I felt confused. Was I having a mini-breakdown?
Where had this feeling come from? Why was
I feeling such happiness?
It
felt odd. Here I was in the middle of a working
day, in between a conference and an appointment,
walking a busy street - what was going on?
Being
Played by the Instrument
Initially
I wanted to control what was happening. I
told myself this wasn't normal. I worried
what other might think and then I did something
that takes a bit of bravery.
I
accepted the moment. And with that acceptance
allowed the instrument to play me. In that
moment I lost my false self and allowed my
real self to rise - my real feelings in the
moment. And what happened next, explains things.
That
night I spent the evening at Santsang with
Satayanda, a man who may, or may not be, a
Zen master, but who has some wisdom worth
noting.
His
words, 'The depth of peace is found in the
normality of everyday life,' resonated with
me.
When
he said this it struck me that it's easy to
feel love or peace when meditating, when in
nature or when listening to music, but when
we're right in the thick of the action - work,
parenting, traffic, chaos, it is much harder
to maintain that loving feeling.
Close
to your Truth
When
we feel love, happiness or joy we are undoubtedly
closest to who we aspire to being. Yet why
do we seek to control the feeling, maybe by
not expressing it, bottling it up and feeling
it's unnatural.
How
many times have we heard stories of people
who have lost someone and wished they had
told them they had loved them more? How many
times have you stopped yourself from saying,
'I love you,' showing someone we love them
or even being loved.
Mad
isn't it?
How
about letting in the power of love?
With
love and good wishes
Neil
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