About fifteen years ago, I was more of a head person. Those scant inches between my head and my
heart were most difficult to traverse. I
was not even aware that I needed to navigate from mind to heart. And, I have discovered that I was not alone in
this inability.
At some
point, I began to clear the overgrown path between these two points. It felt like clearing a path through the
Amazon jungle — the place between my head and heart was filled with vast potential
for healing. In my unawareness, I was
unable to ascertain what was healing and what was hurting. My challenges became like healing plants from
the Amazon — with the potential to soothe, repair, and energize my heart to
head connection.
One day, in
the moment, I stood looking out upon the vista of my life. There I saw the most beautiful rose quartz
color welcoming me. As the color flowed
toward me, I was surrounded by Compassion’s warm, gentle embrace. (Ever since the color of rose quartz has signified
compassion.) Suffused with this healing
energy, the strong desire to be a message of compassion to myself and the world
was sparked. When in the present moment,
I am vessel of compassionate presence.
Through this awareness my spark of compassion is able to flood into the
world.
How can we
become a spark and spiral of compassion?
Try this:
Sit quietly for a couple of moments…focus on your
breathing…Relax your body…just breathe…don’t shift your breath…just allow it to
be…allow your breath to flow to the place where your divine spark resides…feel
it blow gently on the ember…watch it light…as it flares compassion moves from
the spark throughout your body…as you inhale, feel a bubble begin to inflate
around you…feel the grace of compassion permeating your being…peace fills
you…as you breathe, inhale the power of forgiveness… be filled with the wisdom
to choose your thoughts, words, and actions…feel the energy of compassion fill
you…feel compassion turn toward you and flow outward…notice the strand that
twists and turns and spirals within your energy…watch as the spiral moves out
of your bubble and touches others…perhaps your spiral twines with those of
others and become a stronger force…intend your compassion flows out of this
place…farther and farther away…being compassionate presence without the need to
know.
Not knowing where the compassion flows, we feed our spark
through our connection to the Sacred and through our self compassion. We share compassion with our self and
others. And, the world is a better
place.
Wishing you the spark of compassion within and the spiral of
compassion without,
Vanessa
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