Your Sacred Spot.
The elder promised me that if I did as he requested, that me and my world would be transformed. Transformed in an instant. Transformed forever.
Your Sacred Spot
Begin simply. Choose a place close to where you live, or close to where you go everyday. Better yet, let a spot choose you.
The elder told me that once I knew where “the spot” was, I was to go there everyday. Every single day for a year. Rain or shine. Hot or cold. Busy or bored. “Go sit, be still, everyday.”
Every day I went there. I walked in slowly. I carried only a notepad, a timer, and a pen. No mp3 players. No cell phone. Just me, sitting still, experiencing my world.
I learned a lot about the world I lived in. I discovered when the first robin of spring showed up. I learned what time of day the deer walked past.
In the winter it was dark, and I was cold. I was all alone then, when I was sitting outside in my sacred spot.
In the summer the days were longer, and I was warmed from within, reminded of my childhood. Often I would hear rabbits, and sometimes I would hear children playing nearby.
Spring inspired me, awakening something within. Being a witness and a participant to the miracles of birth, seeing baby birds, touching sprouting plants, hearing the gentle winds moving through the budding trees.
Autumn invited me to turn within, as the leaves returned to nurture mother earth, a gentle peacefulness from within grew. We all prepared for winter.
I experienced more completely than ever before, the cycles of nature, and the workings of my mind and spirit. I made friends with local cats, birds, deer, and squirrels. I made friends with myself in a whole new way.
I learned about commitment, I learned about focus, I learned about what I thought made me happy, sad, grumpy, and blissful. I learned about you, I learned about me.
I carry my sacred spot and the lessons it taught me, with me today, everywhere I go.
I remember the elder. He was right. My sacred spot transformed me, and it has transformed the world that we all live in.
Your turn!
Your friend,
Twenty Twenty