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SPIRITUALITY | MEDITATION | HEALING
Into the Unknown
Another conversation with the universe
“Letting go is the action of heroes.”
— Zen Master Tang Hoi
I was awake. I had yet to open my eyes but my mind was already adapting to my emerging consciousness after a deep sleep. Lying there in the darkness, I contemplate what it means to be awake. So many versions of myself and my own comprehension of my consciousness feel like whispered secrets in the darkness.
I suck in a deep breath, directing it right to my lungs, feeling them expand on both sides of my back. My ribs give a little achy resistance as they stretch against their morning stiffness. My stomach emits a little rumble as she begins to awaken to a new day ahead. My heart then speeds up a bit as she pumps blood to the awakening organs throughout the rest of my body.
I lay there in the stillness. I’m not putting off the day or dreading what might await me in the coming hours. Rather, I’m aware of a subtle beckoning in the energy around me. A previous version of myself would have been anxious, panicky, convinced that something bad was coming and then clenching muscles and tightening my stomach in preparation of whatever was to befall me that day.
