Most of the time we are in front of the eight ball. The white circle around the eight is the moon that lights our way. But then something happens and in the blink of an eye, we are behind the eight ball in a place we never imagined we’d be. There’s no moon here. Only inky darkness. We can’t see our hands in front of us. Fear sets in followed by panic, urgency, and the wall building begins once again for protection. Then the urgency begins to take hold as we begin doing all we can to get back around the other side where our moon is. A couple of blogs ago I commented on this urgency. What was that I learned? Oh yes, when the urgency strikes it usually means we should do the opposite. Even from behind the eight ball. Stop. Be still. Reside in the darkness.
Today’s meditation was titled :
Embrace the Lessons of Night
(This was no coincidence – because there are no coincidences – only wHispers from God)
“When we’re lost, when the way gets dark, sometimes we see things we would never have seen in the daylight. Sometimes, the lessons we learn in the darkness are breathtakingly beautiful.”
So when you find yourself suddenly behind the eight ball, quell the urgency to get back to the other side, and try to absorb in stillness what the darkness holds for you.
And so, as another day goes by, I either need to play more or less pool, and …I have written.
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