Today's
Meditation:
Personally,
I'm tired of all the data in my life. Most of what
people want me to learn about in life is purely
information, outside of myself, not very relevant to who
and what I am. But data really does nothing for
me--I might be able to pass a test or hold a conversation
on a certain topic, but beyond that it serves no real
purpose unless it's related to the work that I do.
I
spend much more time these days trying to get in touch
with who I am, and trying to get in touch with the world
around me--the people and things with whom I share this
planet. Since I've started trying to be conscious of
things beyond facts and information, life has become much
more gratifying and much more interesting. My
dealings with other people have become easier and deeper,
because I come from a place now of genuine interest in the
well-being of my fellow human beings.
I
stop often to look at sunsets, to actually see the tree
that I'm walking by. I stop to think of why someone
might have acted in a certain way or said something they
said. I think about what I truly want versus what
others tell me that I should want. I think about the
leaves that I'm raking and how they represent not just the
end of the cycle of life, but the beginning of the
beginning of new leaves next spring.
This
world does speak to us--not always in words or sounds, but
in signs and symbols. Not all communication involves
language, and if we can stop and slow ourselves down and
pay attention to all that surrounds us right here and
right now, then we can start to learn to understand the
messages that we're being given about life and life's
meaning. It's a message that is being given to us
constantly, and if we want to understand it, we do have to
stop and listen and notice.
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