H2O#WaterMeditation #WaterThoughts
Today I'm thinking about #waves, the moon and the water and the constant back and forth of the tides.
When do we feel the waves? Maybe when we're walking on the shore and the waves roll in, pushing against our ankles. If we go in deep enough, we feel our body being pulled one way or the other. The waves can pull our feet out from under us. There's a power to the waves. It’s irresistible.
We talk about waves of #grief. Waves of #anxiety, waves of #fear. Usually we’re speaking of something that threatens to overwhelm us.
But waves can also rock us gently.
Why do we rock our #babies when they're tiny? We know a gentle back and forth motion, governed by the heartbeat and the swing of our own bodies, soothes them. We move from foot to foot with the child in our arms. The child is comforted and becomes relaxed, they close their eyes and you can gaze smiling on their face.
Think of being on a boat, moored in a safe harbor. The water underneath us is rocking, rocking, rocking us into relaxation.
What if our waves of grief or anxiety or fear are rocking waves and not overwhelming waves? Maybe that wave that comes is to comfort us in our grief. To reassure us in our anxiety. To love us through our fear.
When the wave comes, let yourself experience it. Let it hold you up. Let your body process it. The wave can be there to comfort you, to bring you back into sync with your nature. As you calm, feel the rocking, the soothing.
Maybe the waves that come are really to do what you do to that precious infant, holding you in their arms, rocking you back and forth until you again feel safe.
So don’t fear the waves. Close your eyes, and picture the water that holds you in its arms gazing down on your face and smiling.