I knew you'd understand... Friday, September 11, 2009

Each time I slip into my kayak and push off from the shore the same thought goes through my expanding mind...I have to do this more often.  Are there any activities in your life that fall into this illuminating realm?  These are the gifts from the divine, portals to the inner sanctum providing you with the sustenance required to glimpse the loving source which you are.

 

Right from the first dip of the paddle I had vanished into thin air.  There was not a trace of me anywhere except the reflection in everything that surrounded me.  All senses piqued as I glided along the rocky cliff face toward the north.  The gentle waters of the Kootenai received me with open arms.  The rhythm as my arms moved and the water parted for my passage was like a dance.  I was entranced and gone again.  It matters not how many times I make this voyage it’s never quite the same, the rocks playing shape shifter games with me all the time.  I pulled up onto “Pebble Beach”, a delightful little sheltered cove where the sound of my boat coming to rest on the beach is music to my ears which heralds an invitation to explore the mysteries that abound there.  I love rocks and driftwood and it’s so simple to disappear within their matrix.  I walked a fair distance and discovered a beautiful rocky point that was still warming in the late afternoon sun.  It  was a supreme “diving rock” as the blue-green water was fathomless and welcomed me to plunge deep inside her.  When I hit the water there was only stardust in my trail.  I can never get enough of it!

As I clambered up onto the rocks a shiny nugget caught my eye and I was off again looking at magical stones.  They were everywhere, in every shape and every colour.  There was no end to them as I slipped between the cracks caught in the web of prehistoric timelessness.  I stashed a couple behind the seat and added them to my meditation garden upon return.  Real treasures.

Walking naked on soft mossy boulders amidst decades of driftwood just as it has been forever I was swept away again.

 

This precious moment is forever available, we have only to let go completely into it regardless of what’s going on.  You have brought yourself to this banquet, you are the honoured guest asked to say a few words into the mike with each and every heartbeat.  What will you say?  What is your intention?   What will be your legacy?

It’s all linked to the heart.  The heart is connected to the universal pulse which is never at odds and this is where the healing must take place.  Waste not your time on frivolous outer games for the true test will always reside within.  Knowing that this is where we unconditionally unite also carries with it the enlightening joy of responsibility.

 

When I encounter you as my reflection all time evaporates forever,

I am touched by your beauty and your intoxicating fragrance

In that place of stillness where we explode together.

 

You are the most illustrious gift that any magi could offer,

And you are there without summoning whenever I choose to look.

Ah, you are so sweet in that gossamer veil as you dance before me.

I am your appreciative audience and will applaud you throughout the day and night.

I will not sleep but will sit beside you as you slumber and together we will drift away on the wisp of a fairy tale dream.

 

Come, take my hand...

The water is invigorating and will cleanse your soul,

Trust me,

I have gone to the depths and have come back to the surface for more.

Just step onto this beautiful rock ledge here and look out across the velvety ripples as they cheer you on.

Now, step off the edge,

Go on...

Do it...

 

Isn’t that incredible!!!

 

Dr. John