Wisdom in Waves
  • Home
  • Classes
  • Meditations
  • Books
  • Poems
  • Musings
  • About
  • Contact
  • Love

Free

1/19/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
On The Wings Of An Eagle by Jo Lynch

Throughout your day, do you notice the space, the aura, the light that surrounds you, or do you feel small, as if you are always falling short of someone else’s expectations?

On my commute to work some mornings, I have the luxury of crossing the Dumbarton Bridge.  On one particular morning, I noticed the silhouette of land and water against the morning light.  In that moment, I felt a profound silence and spaciousness that I will never be able to describe with words.

What if I could always live from this place, this space where who I am can never be diminished by the disappointed look on another’s face, by the to do list that never seems end?  What if I could choose to see my reflection in the eyes of those who truly understand me, in the work that has the deepest meaning for me?  Who would I be?

If this concept resonates with you, what gets in the way of you fully inhabiting the space surrounding you?  Maybe it’s guilt, someone in your life keeping you small, or the belief that filling the space is somehow narcissistic and will not allow you to improve those aspects of your personality you dislike.

A teacher once suggested a practice for me.  In a daily gratitude email exchange with a friend, she suggested I list at least one thing that reflected my goodness.  It could be a personal quality or trait, something I was proud of that day, etc.  I realized my reflections weren’t so much about physical attributes or accomplishments, but about heart based connections with myself and others.  This practice is especially useful when I feel like I have failed or fallen short of an expected goal.  It’s like an internal rainbow that appears during or after the rain, and doesn’t require any external validation to remind me of my space, my aura, my light.

But what about the times when fear of unmet expectations (both external and internal) come pouring down on us , and it’s hard to find that rainbow?  May the following guided meditation serve to remind us that we can live from a spacious heart filled with love and the remembrance of who we really are.

Free

My wings will not be clipped by
your sharp looks of disapproval
I will soar to heights
of new understanding
where I am no longer your child
too short to measure
up to your expectations
but an eagle floating on wings
of mindfulness and compassion
in a sky where my vastness
was never in question


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Kaveri Patel, a woman who is always searching for the wisdom in waves.

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014

    Categories

    All
    Anatta
    Body Wisdom
    Burnout
    Communication
    Compassion
    Creativity
    Diwali
    Doubt
    Elements
    Energy
    Equanimity
    Fear
    Forgiveness
    Freedom
    Gratitude
    Guilt
    Habits
    Impermanence
    Joy
    Kindness
    Light
    Middle Way
    Mindfulness
    Motivational Interviewing
    Parenting
    Passion
    Patience
    Peace
    Poetry
    Relationships
    Sacred Feminine
    Self Compassion
    Surrender
    True Nature
    Trust
    Uncertainty
    Wisdom

    Click to set custom HTML

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly