This past week, I read a meditation in each of my yoga classes by J.
Allen Boone that said, “One way to get expanded into a larger awareness of
knowing and being is to “sit in the lap of Mother Earth”, look off into scenic
loveliness and far distances, and listen for the good counsel from the silence
as it gently speaks to each of us in the infinite language of all life.”
Each time I read this, I envisioned the coming weekend when
I was going to be doing that very thing. I was heading up to the mountains where I would have Mother Earth all to myself.
There’s nothing like sitting in the midst of nature and listening to the good
counsel of silence. I’d highly recommend it for anyone who is overwhelmed by
the distractions of life – work, finances, family issues, health problems, uncertainty,
worry, fear. They all are washed away when you are sitting in Mother Earth’s
lap and listening to nothing but the silence.
And here I am. That day has come. I’m sitting here on the
dirt ground, looking at nothing but loveliness. Hear nothing but complete silence.
My entire body is tingling from the beauty that surrounds me. The stillness. The
crisp air. Things are so much clearer when you can get out of the noise of life.
The little things don’t seem to matter as much, and the ten thousand voices
that were in my head just a few short days ago, prodding me to do the next
thing, make the next decision, or prepare for the next meeting are all quiet. I’m
open to new possibilities and content with the way things are. I’m grateful for
my many blessings and reconnected to my Source. So, don’t put it off for one
more day! Take some time for yourself. Sit in the lap of Mother Earth and
listen to the good counsel of silence. How will it transform you?
