Waiting and watching as butterflies and dragonflies played hide and seek, tip toeing on the water in front of my gaze, my thoughts ran a million miles. Everything around me felt like it was all part of a plan. The universe had its ways, nature had its laws and God above executed his will.
My thoughts went back to the simple fact that the Universe has its own energy. Books say that in the time of the Incas it was well known that one energy was differentiated by another by the speed at which they vibrated. The simple examples cited were of light vibrating at a very high intensity and a rock at a considerably lower one.
The same then was with human beings. Our thoughts and feelings almost determine the frequency at which we vibrate. That very vibration goes out into the world and in turn attracts energies moving at a similar vibration. That is why they say if you are good, you attract similar qualities, meeting like-minded people.
That clearly means that we can create our own realities. Our vibrations can be raised by just by causing a positive shift in our thinking. So many times we find vibrant people in our midst. Those people are so because they vibrate at a higher frequency than us.
When we are in their company we feel inspired to be like them. Similarly with negative and cynical people around us, who are vibrating at a lesser frequency we feel down, but this can still inspire us to change our ways thus causing a change in our patterns. The ways that we can change our vibrations are many. We can work with affirmations.
We can visualize enlightened people while we meditate/pray. Sometimes by just focusing on something positive, for instance one can focus one’s attention to a person one loves unreservedly, a movie, a book even a mere experience. Five minutes of this and there’s a remarkable shift in the vibration. To raise the bar, one has to only commit to that five minutes in a day, everyday.
The change is there for everyone to see! This definitely makes one more awake and alive. But on a lighter note, putting the bees and butterflies aside, I realized that by spending time with nature made me question how much our modern lives compelled us to rush.
Most of us in the cities, juggling corporate lifestyles, actually felt pressured to make the most of every waking moment. Not realizing that the activities that sustain us, rejuvenate us and help us evolve are often the first things we sacrifice when we are given a choice.
We do not realize at that time that there’s more to life than just achieving success, making money and even caring for another. Spiritual needs that are put away only come back to haunt us at some time later. Making that time for spiritual growth and activities that contribute to the same has nothing to do with being selfish.
Every time that we undertake a task, and a relationship that we nurture, we are only getting nearer to our own well being spiritually. We should be taking time off our busy lives to focus on our soul needs, expanding our spiritual boundaries so to speak!
The ways most known to enrich one’s self-definitely refuse to take on extra responsibilities that burden us. Take fifteen to thirty minutes of each day, and spend it in silence/meditation. Nurture your spirit by giving it what it needs. All this creates a more relaxed and happier you! Of course we live in a completely noisy kind of world.
That is the reason we find ourselves longing for peace. But peace is not found in sacred sites or buildings. We have to learn how to locate the seed of peace inside of ourselves and cultivate it so that we can access it in times need. Putting aside our worries allows us to cultivate peace.
Being in a space of calm and serenity encourages peace. A clutter of one’s thoughts, a posse of one’s concerns, proves to be the breeding ground for one’s insecurities. Being at peace, has to be practiced. In a room full of people, we get all kinds of reactions from different people from different walks of life.
When we get the ‘silent treatment’ from a person in the relationship we are in, it just means that the person is withholding his own feelings. Emotional pain is the root of holding back. Definitely one that is a dysfunctional pattern, that creates a breakdown in all communication.
All those feelings of disrespect, feeling ignored and not knowing why cause more than hurt feelings. We do not need to take the blame here because it’s the other person who is in a denial mode. Common knowledge-we are born equipped to experience and enjoy myriad emotions.
But we all know that the most important ones are the ones are uncomfortable to confront. In so doing we retreat from the rainbow of life’s color and settle for just grey. To numb ourselves some of us turn to temporary pleasures like-alcohol/food/sugar/excessive spending and television to name a few.
That kind of numbness may keep away the pain, but in turn keeps us away form the joy of healing, thus in actuality diminishing our quality of life. Spiritual nourishment eludes us. Just as the Universe wants to guide us, it wants to fend for our needs, seeking to protect us from dangerous situations, and destructive relationships.
Little physical red flags come up as potential warnings, asking us to pause and pay attention to our intuitions. These flags are almost like a guiding system. Ignoring these would be detrimental. For instance, meeting someone who seems outwardly perfect, but being around the person turns out not exactly comfortable.
That would be a sign. It means the universe is looking out for you.
A complex network of pathways moves us from one thing to another in this life. When we listen to our intuitions, we make it easy to take the next step. Personal growth only happens when we let ourselves expand beyond our so-called boundaries. Reviewing our life’s experiences in the choices we made, the dreams that we may have held on to give us a good idea of what we want in the future. Listening to one’s self and being fearless is the key. All we have to do is put one foot forward and on the ground
Previously published in the Sindhian
