So it was one of those days, the thought process just goes into overdrive and begins to cloud any reasoning and logic. The past comes up, the future comes up, all of the baggage surrounding both start to rear their nosy and intrusive little lizard heads. Sometimes this would last for hours, then days, then weeks, but more and more you begin to see that there’s a way out…well, at least temporarily.
You recognize it.
You realize it.
You consciously stop it and remind yourself that none of it is part of your current existence, except the parts you allow to be.
And then just as you think you’re starting to get the hang of it all, you slip right back down. And that’s when you realize you need to step away.
Or maybe it’s just me.
In any case, I figured it’s been a long while since I’ve visited one of my little sanctuaries and what better time than now. So I jumped in the car, headed down to the gardens at Lake Shrine Self-Realization Center, and just sat.
Literally.
Just picked one of the benches and sat.
Watched. Listened. Felt.
And a few other people just came to the surrounding benches and sat.
Just sat.
Watching, listening, feeling…being.
And just like that, you remember what you’re supposed to be doing. And everything else melts away.
Thanks again for setting me straight Lake Shrine.
Until the next time…
