This was a reading I shared at my Weekly Meditation Group – Caboolture this week and I have read it myself several times in the past week. I could almost say it has become my current anthem and when reading it, deep feelings rise up within me and inspire me to greater things.
“It is time to choose life, and to reflect on what such a choice is asking of us. This choice is nitty-gritty, moment to moment, not some colossal or intimidating abstraction. It is very close to the substance and substrate of our lives unfolding in whatever ways they do, inwardly in our thoughts and feelings and outwardly in our words and deeds, moment by moment by moment.
The world needs all its flowers just as they are, and even though they bloom for only the briefest moments, which we call a life time. It is our job to find out one by one and collectively what kind of flowers we are, and to share our unique beauty with the world in the precious time that we have, and to leave the children and grandchildren a legacy of wisdom and compassion embodied in the way we live, in our institutions, and in our honouring of our interconnectedness, at home and around the world. Why not risk standing firmly for sanity in our lives and in our world, the inner and outer reflection of each other and of our genius as a species?
The creative and imaginative efforts and actions of every one of us count, and nothing less than the health of the world hangs in the balance. We could say that the world is literally and metaphorically dying for us as a species to come to our senses, and now is the time. Now is the time for us to wake up to the fullness of our beauty, to get on with and amplify the work of healing ourselves, our societies, and the planet, building on everything worthy that has come before and that is flowering now. No intention is too small and no effort insignificant. Every step along the way counts. And, as you will see every single one of us counts.” - Coming To Our Senses – Jon Kabat-Zinn
You may like to think about what inspires you - maybe even bringing tears of deep knowing and understanding to your eyes. When that depth of feeling arises we are often compelled towards particular speech and or action. This is often an awakening to a calling on how we can contribute to the world and our own evolution.
Take note of what inspires you and engage with it often. It can only impact you in empowered and profound ways.
