Awakening

It was an unusual Tuesday morning for me, prolly because of the intense schedule during the long Merdeka weekend. I woke up to my alarm, head feeling oozy drowsy and my body wanting to sprout roots to remain in bed and sleep for a couple more hours. As I sat on my bed this morning, my head felt heavy and a little foggy as I began my day. This is unusual for me because I normally awaken before my alarm goes off and I feel refreshed and ready to go start the day, however for whatever reason that did not happen today. This morning I was very aware of my form, this physical and temporary vessel which my soul calls home for now seems to not be ready to make this day happen. I was consciously changing my breathing, taking deep conscious breaths to oxygenate my brain and help to get everything flowing at an optimum level. As I breathed deeply I remembered beginning to feel lighter and more prepared for what the day may bring.

In many ways it would have been so much easier if I chose this morning to roll-over and go back to sleep for a few hours, to return to the illusions of my dreams, to foetal-wrap myself  (though the feat seems harder these days with that burgeoning tummy :(  ) under my blanket like a coiled-python, sink into my bed and forget about all that lay before me today. Yes, it would have been so much easier to close my eyes and return to my slumber.

It is very easy to understand why so many people choose not to awaken from the slumber that they are in. When we awaken, we are much more aware of everything and with this awareness, with this consciousness we are much more vulnerable to what comes our way. When we awaken and open ourselves up to living in love, we also open ourselves up to that which may be perceived as hurtful and painful.

Awakening from our slumber and choosing to live an awakened life can at first seem scary and uncomfortable as well as blissful and authentic. It is no surprise that many people who are jolted awake by some event in their life choose to fall back into the comfort of their slumber shortly after they have awakened. The world with its myriad intricacies certainly makes living our lives scary.

When we awaken there is a process and learning that we go through and during the initial part of the process we will feel everything more intensely than before. We will feel joy and pleasure more intensely, we will experience levels of ecstasy that we never felt before, we will also feel the other end of the spectrum and we will experience sadness and hurt in a more intense way then we ever felt before. For many people the intensity of how they begin to experience the highs and lows of daily life will be unsettling, some will become unsure of the change in experiences they are having and will choose to retreat back to that which they know and they will return to their slumber, their living death.

People who return to their slumber do not understand that the experience of intensity that they are feeling is part of the process and as we journey through our process we will learn and gain a deeper understanding of what is happening. In this learning one will come to know that the intense feeling of bliss will remain and grow, while the intense feelings of sadness or pain will diminish because as we fully awaken we come to understand that all is good, meaning that we will recognize that everything is perfect as it is. I call it faultless imperfection. One will come to see that there are no accidents, that everything has a purpose and that there is no distinction between what is a good or a bad experience. Once one comes to the understanding that there is no good nor bad, that our journey turns into a great and blissful experience we embrace the awakened state, we even come to the point where we cannot imagine why anyone would want to remain in a living slumber.

Awaken, see all that you have not seen, taste all that you have not tasted, hear all that you have been deaf to and smell the wonders that you have missed enjoying. Awaken and begin to experience your journey, your daily life beyond the five physical senses. Some call it our sixth sense. Awaken and tune into your other senses like intuition, etc.

Awaken and you will be amazed at what you have been missing.

Just like I had to work this morning to awaken my form we must also make a conscious effort to awaken our spirit and to remain in an awakened state and understand that when we become awakened it is not as if we have a magic switch that will make our journey instantly blissful, however if we are willing to go through the process and remain open to learning that we will come to experience a life that is love and love my friend is immensely blissful!




"Walk on a trail of loving kindness
Walk on a path of compassion
And all else around you will be beautiful."
XOXO