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| "Voyager", an Art of the Spirit original by Alberto Agraso |
They’ve required my active participation, that’s for sure; but they’ve never been the consequence of any plans, goals, strategies, visualizations or even intentions.
There, I’ve said it! I’m an MBA who doesn’t strategize and plan. :-D
The most meaningful events in my life have happened because of the most difficult decision I’ve ever made:
Surrendering control. To Spirit.
This wasn’t an overnight process, and I was not a willing participant… at first.
I always had goals, personal and professional. It was how I lived my life. I moulded it to fit whatever ideas I had at the time of success and happiness.
All that changed with pilgrimage. The more I walked, the more I felt as if the entire Universe was screaming at me,
“Let go. Let me break down the hard lines in your thinking. Let me soften the black and white of your thoughts into greys that you can confidently traverse. Let me show you another way.”
My response was, “NO THANK YOU. I like my mind just the way it is!” LOL
But the experiences of that journey made me question every idea, every concept, even the very definition of what thought and mind are. Of who and what I am.
We all know that with enough focus and attention, the mind can achieve whatever goals it sets for itself. It’s a remarkable tool for that. But there’s a bigger question:
At whose service is this mind?
At the service of the whims of a self that always looks outwards for its satisfaction and sense of worth? Or,
At the service of the Highest Mind, the Mind of God?
This has been my journey these years after pilgrimage. To honour Spirit. Have it inspire thoughts that I alone cannot conceive. Open a heart often too fearful to walk in the unknown. Trust the inner light it’s growing in me to safely show me the way.
My mind still resists this process and insists on the futility of this venture: how will you live without plans, without goals? Where will your security come from? What about your child? At least think of her future! LOL
I’ve been bringing my mind to my heart. Giving it a seat at the table. And making it comfortable there.
A mind inspired by Love, at the service of Spirit, is invulnerable and a conduit for ideas that truly uplift the world.
How could they not?
This is a state of BEING that I cultivate. The breathing, the yoga, the walking, the meditation… they are the tools that keep me present. Aware. At peace. One.
Even as I write this, connections are happening that I never could have imagined. Ideas are bursting forth. New projects are coming my way.
Not by planning. But by UN-planning. And making room for Spirit to lead.
Step by step, my friends. Always further. Always higher.
Ultreia e suseia!
~Mony
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