Transcendence...climb a tree

When your thoughts start racing and you chase one after the other. Or maybe you simply chase one thought around until you’ve chewed it up, spit it out and worn a hole in your carpet over it. The emotional entanglements, relationship issues, work crises all stirring up emotions from the depth of your soul. Enticing you to react to people and situations from your lower nature. Do you strike out? Do you stand up for yourself and speak? How do you truly feel? What is happening…sometimes you feel you’ve lost your mind. When powerful forces stir up these energy dynamics it is important that we not only ground ourselves and center ourselves but gaining a different perspective can be immensely helpful. Sometimes the new perspective is from the others’ point of view, taking our own ego and ties to our own story out of the equation. At other times climbing a tree may be called for.

I sat looking out the sliding glass door watching the birds, looking for the baby squirrels and feeling the sunlight. I noticed the wind had picked up. This really tall palm tree was gracefully swaying along with the breeze. I thought to myself I wonder what things looked like from that vantage point. I immediately thought…I can find out. I took a few deep breaths and imagined myself climbing that tall palm tree. I ascended to the very top where the palm fronds start to curl and felt the wind swirling gently all around me. I felt the sunlight warming me and calming me. It was beautiful from up there. I wasn’t necessarily trying to do or see anything in particular but the feeling that washed over me was transcendence. You can instantly rise above anything you want. Simply imagine.