„The emotion of desire keeps you from getting it“
Krishnamurti
I went for another walk with my dog today. The sun is shining and I can really feel how good it is for me to take deep breaths of fresh air. But I can also feel how much energy the last few months have taken out of me and that I sometimes feel like I'm making very slow progress through a tough mass. Why is that? Why do I have this feeling? Objectively speaking, you could say that the world (apart from the war) has returned to a new/old normality. But what is it like subjectively? What can be felt beneath the surface of everyday life? Many people are currently telling me about sleep disorders, unusual listlessness, more psychosomatic complaints than usual (headaches, stomach problems...), but above all a spreading hopelessness that robs you of the drive or prevents you from really getting back into the swing of things and feeling inspired.
How I explain this is as follows: Whenever I take conscious breaths, I realize how good it does me. It brings me into the present moment and all the activities and thoughts in my brain no longer get my attention. I immerse myself - as I always call it - in an inner space within me and there I feel calm, peace, connectedness... maybe even joy and serenity. It's like coming home to myself. If I am able to give it a little more space, I suddenly feel a connection to something greater: My higher self, my soul, God... whatever you want to call it. Do you know that?
But at the moment - when I try - I feel there's like a „Field“ in between. Something is making it difficult for me to get through to my higher self or my soul. There is all the information we are bombarded with on a daily basis, an endless stream of thoughts that create a sense of Chaos generate. I don't think this was so strong a few years ago, this „Information overload“, that we are exposed to every day. And after 2 years of corona and a year of war, after many losses and existential fears, there is a lot going on in the collective subconscious. I recently heard in a video how this zone in between is the Crazy Zone is called. That fits quite well for me. It describes the feeling I have when I lift my head up and try to get my bearings and feel like I've been caught by an „electromagnetic field“ full of fears and thoughts that want to sweep me away.
That's why my advice at the moment is:
Mind the GAP!
In my mind, we are not as isolated beings as we sometimes believe. Every living being, every organ, indeed every cell has an electromagnetic field. These fields constantly overlap and penetrate each other and information is exchanged. So you could say that separation is an illusion. Look around you - right now - in the place where you are reading this. Imagine that everything you see, all objects, animals and people are electromagnetic fields. Everything is in constant communication with each other and with you. And the space in between is the illusion of separation. The GAP. A space in between where you can't see anything, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing there. NOTHING is. There is a lot of information buzzing through the field, frequencies and vibrations, thoughts and feelings... Allow yourself to feel how you perceive the field you are currently in? How does your body react to it? Do you open up and take deep breaths, like I do on my walk with my dog, or does your body contract? Mind the GAP is my invitation to you to find a mindful way of dealing with this Intermediate space ... and to take care of yourself accordingly! Use your conscious breath again and again to anchor yourself within yourself and then let your inner light of confidence and peace shine. Perhaps you would like to focus on this more often next month and go inwards, to that place within you. I think it will be a very special month this March, for which there are many prophecies about what will happen around March 23. We can be curious, but whatever transformation and change comes, know that your breath and your soul are always by your side...
Kind regards
sandra
