In our world of
convenience, we have come to
expect constant communication, contact, and conveyance. It almost seems unconscionable to remove
yourself for an hour, a day, week, or few
months as we are led to believe we need to be constantly fed or stimulated. Think for a moment. How
much time do you really need or have to actively participate in the daily fast
paced world? Is it more important to be bombarded
daily with shallow vanities or to have meaningful interactions of
substance? When you find yourself
seeking pleasure or gratification from constant electronic connection, time to
take a break. Time to stand still, in the midst of chaos, to regroup and reconnect with the simple beauty of naturalness
that surrounds us each day. Time to
cleanse.
Cleansing
Time away cleanses the mental, physical and spiritual
self. It is the foundation of retreats
and vacations. The purpose is to remove
yourself from the very things which took you off track in the first place. Start your cleanse. During your time away, revisit your goals. If you never established any, use this time to create
them. What are your aspirations?
Where do you see yourself within future time bands? What do you need to get there? Is each goal positive to help you be the
best you can be? Does each objective
help you help others with servitude and humility? Do they promote your growth and the growth of
those around you? If you have already pre-established
a few dreams for yourself….where are you along your path of accomplishment? Have you started? Have you procrastinated? Or… have you achieved? Time away from distraction enables focus on
what is real, what is true.
Unplug and tap in
Unplug from the electronic world for a moment. Disassociate to take a cleansing breath. Tap in to your true self. Actually look, see, and feel what is real and true. You will realize you now have the time to
accomplish that what you seek. I used my
time away to do just this very thing. In
the short span of these past three months while I was “away”, I have been able
to achieve two of the aspirations which blessed my list. Along the way, I was able to meet new
people, with new focus, new agenda, new path
facilitating growth and strengthening my “return”. I now do so with eager veracity, void of
negative influences, infused with gratitude, and ready to share with a clearer
focus of where I am to “go” next.
BE it
Yes. With a smile, as I’ve said so many times before,
affirm your success. Say it, believe it,
do it….BE it. Take the time to find and put your plan in
place. Make your dreams come true. Who will you BE when you return from your
time away? With positive intention and
supportive patience, I bid you happiness as you leave. Enjoy your trip as you revisit your “self”. Rejoice!
Upon your return, abundantly and
selflessly share the gifts you received during
your time away as I freely, now share with
you.
Namaste
Yoga: Om Namah
Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya is a cleansing, redeeming mantra which means to honor and be
true to Shiva or inner “self”. When distracted, we lose focus of our purpose
and who we are. Taking time away to
discover ourselves awakens the divine bestowed within us. It reestablishes our truth, our personal path to growth, and allows us to
use individual gifts we have to selflessly give.
