
There was a time I visualized myself in the river, flowing down it in an inner tube! Who was allowed in the inner tube with me? Was I going down a rapid very fast, or was I relaxing and enjoying the nature around me? At times I had to hold on fast so I wouldn’t fall out of my inner tube! At times I came up against a rock and I was stuck! What now, where do I go now? As the water flowed past me I needed time to get unstuck. Then, before I knew it, there I was again, flowing down the river towards my goals! I love the metaphor of a river. I ask as Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi would, “ Are you in the flow?” As I lay back in my inner tube and kick my feet like a child I can feel playful and joyful and ask, “ Are you bringing that playfulness into your life now? If not what can you do to change that? Are you feeling the zest in your life?”
Now, I am sitting on my rock, meditating, taking in the beautiful nature around me and using all of my senses. I smell the fresh air, I feel the solidness of the rock under me, I hear the birds chirping, I see all the beauty around me. I check in with my SPICE of life to be sure I am paying attention to my whole being. Today the river is calm and hardly moving at all. As the small waterfall goes into the water it sets off sparkling bubbles that look like diamonds in the water. I am taking this calm in as I too take a pause, a retreat so to speak. I am surrendering to quietude and allowing the internal waters to be stilled. I can sit in meditative contemplation allowing the next steps to reveal themselves when they are ready. This is a time and place of surrender when I am letting go and allowing the river to continue its flow.
Take a moment to meditate on where you are right now while listening to the sounds in this short video.
Another beautiful piece, my friend! I’m glad you wrote about your visualization from this idyllic spot. You won’t want to leave. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thank you Laurie! This is true, it will be hard to leave but I intend on carrying the image with me for future meditations!