"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished " Lao Tzu
Hello out there! I'm here inside... with no connect to the outside....
"My" lights are on! and my electricity in my house is off! A kind of primitive excitement ran through my veins when the house filled with darkness.We scattered for flashlights only to find no batteries, we have plenty of candles, yet couldn't find matches . Thanks to our wireless, no phone. Within a hurried five minutes, our world went from all the modern conveniences, to a primitive "Little House On The Prairie". Ones sacred space, ones home, loses warmth quickly in the dark. As in life, when we walk in the dark ,with are eyes wide shut, its as if we are going through the motions sleep walking. Tonight, in my dark sacred space, I honor this gift from mother nature. I can see my breath by candlelight against the frozen glass window. The ice crystals, with their many facets remind me of the millions of people who live in a state of crisis everyday. I hardly believe they are complaining that their wireless and cable are down!
No lights, no computer, no hot water, no heat, no music, spoiled food...... and a tree down in our driveway. YEAH! we are stuck . So why is it that "my modern family"seems to be so restless? Where had my mothering failed them that they could not see the extraordinary opportunities of being inside? Could I use this inside time to teach them more lessons on humbleness and gratitude. I tried, yet modern technology won! Pained without my caffeine fix, I managed to face the next day now that the cold eve was behind. Pablo dug himself out of the Alps that covered our front porch. As the humanitarian, he went to deliver firewood to others who also spent the night freezing without electricity. So I pulled on the snow gear and faced my inner storm... shoveling! I traveled back in time when the natural elements actually were our modern appliances. I made minny igloos on our deck to store our food. Fortunately my dogs left the "Amy's" organics alone and only dug up the processed junk! I am a real pioneer! But really, who was I kidding, I was starting to feel a real disconnect.
Was I getting to cold to listen to my inner voice? Had I gone blind in the darkness to see my reality? As grateful and appreciative of a person I am, I recognized how human I am, I MISS MY THINGS! I feel lost without my phone, disconnected without the internet, my heart and head are pounding without my love habit Starbucks! Etc...
Wait..A flicker of light, let me rub the sleep from my eyes, my inner light is shining. I take a deep breath.I am a human reminded of my perfect imperfections! My medicine today: attachment to material possessions. I contemplate on my chosen path today, Living Tantra.
"A Tantric Practice ignites your innate power to grow and blossom in every aspect of your life." To practice the Tantric path is not a life of attachment and bondage. Rather to a Tantric , being human we have the opportunity to be free to grow from experiences and to honor with total awareness our oneness with the universe.
As I rub warmth into my soles of my feet, I give thanks to mother earth for putting a freeze to my life. As our space is covered in a blanket of snow, the darkness it has brought has also lightened my path even brighter. Sending warmth and light.... mindy