Deep - Journal

 


I'm wondering what is happening beneath the surface of this picture - under the sea, amongst the sand, beyond the clouds. How strange is it to step into the various social arenas of our lives and realise that most people have no idea who we are or what is driving us!? 

In seemingly unrelated news, I was working with some young students today and out of my mouth came the words, "there is a saying about pouring kindness into yourself so that it can then flow out to other people." There is something very similar in one of the meditations that I do on the Headspace App, but the words just came out. I can't help thinking how close this message is to "love your neighbour as you love yourself." In some of my early church-related experiences, the bit about loving yourself was sadly missing, which was quite unfortunate. I was completely impressed by the response of the young people. One said to another, "you do that all the time." Another said, "that's true, actually." 

Right now, Mum and I are watching the Sky UK coverage of the shutdown at Heathrow Airport. We're interested in planes and also things-English but I wonder about all the people, the personal dramas and difficulties that are going on beyond the official news story. 

In general, I think it is worth going deeper, or thinking more deeply when trying to understand life, people, God, philosophy. Maybe it's about making a bit more effort than is generally seen, or maybe it's about letting go of resistances. Maybe it's about listening to the wisdom of others or resting our minds in our spiritual centre. The latter, that's it for me. Also reading, searching, stargazing, resting. Not striving. 

I don't know what is beyond that picture, but I'm still pondering. 

"Whatever exists is far off and most profound - who can discover it?" - Ecclesiastes 

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