Inner Rising

Learning to trust within and be patient.

What is going to come to me today,
out of the misty haze of my mind?
Something grey, glimmering in the light.
I can’t quite make it out.
The closer I get, the further away it seems.

Oh, how I long to cross that distance.
I’d love to close the gap.
But it all just seems too far,
too far away.

I decide I’m no longer going to chase what’s out there.
I’m going to wait.
Silent in the wood.
Let things breathe and deepen my attention.
Allow time for that mist to clear.

Sunlight starts to crackle through.
I take the lid off the hotpot in my mind.
That haze billows away, off into the distant sky.

What I thought was grey, was gold all along.
It wasn’t out there, it was in here.
Not an outer chasing, but an inner rising.
Trusting my being, thanking my patience. 

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Reflection

We often get caught up chasing false idols and objects. We inevitably lose our way and become confused with the whole thing…

How did I get here?

When did I sign up for this?

That gap we were trying to close only seems to be getting bigger.

At some point in the journey, we get tired of that default path. The prize is no longer enticing. Walking the road that someone else has kindly paved for us no longer makes sense to us, as it mostly serves them.

We realise it’s time we started trusting our own inner guide. But we need to cultivate the space for that sage to appear. It’s not only the element of faith in ourselves that matters, but also the willingness to be patient for good things to emerge.

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