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Rules? What Rules?
Today, on this perplexing New Moon in Gemini might I suggest we just accept it all as valid? Can we understand that different perspectives can offer insight on both the shadow and the light? And, that the shadow is equally meant to be as understood as the light?
When I first started learning about meditation I couldn’t do it. I felt like I wasn’t meant to do it because I could not clear my mind. It was my own perspective that needed to shift. For me, meditation is not about clearing my mind. It’s about paying attention to the thoughts the mind has, and dissecting where those come from without judgment.
It’s a process to retrain my brain. Sometimes meditation is a cleansing dip in the lake. Others it’s that first sip of coffee in the morning. And still, on other days, it’s a walk in the beauty of nature, with an understanding that even nature has a dark side. And maybe the dark is where we have to venture if we ever hope to understand and grow toward the light.
Maybe the way out is always through. And I don’t pray to any gods. Every night before I sleep I say a thank you and count the things I have to be grateful for. But I’m not speaking to anyone in particular. I am reminding myself, so that I can end my day on a high note no matter what. And sometimes I even do talk to the universe. I don’t need a label for it.
