Your mind is a place of learning,
she said.
You create your reality there.
My invitation to intentionally look within –
an amazing challenge,
even for a deep, open one like me.
Like a spinning top,
the hardest part is to stop –
it is so effortless to
just keep going,
settle for the mindless whirl.
When I do manage a pause and
a glimpse inward,
I am humbled by what is keeping me
busy up there.
Really? THIS is what I am thinking about?
The constant auto-pilot and noise
is embarrassing!
But taking it personally
is not helpful.
So much of what is in my mind
has been given to me
when I was not looking.
I am looking now.
I am now learning to peek within
with curiosity and gentleness –
and sometimes even, humor.
Laughing really does help.
Healing comes
with awareness and new choices
along with a large dose of humility.
Shaking off the old
and building the new…
I am learning to protect my consciousness –
what I allow in,
and what to ignore.
It is a dynamic classroom
in which I am
forever a student.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
Becoming and Beholding 