The wall around me

Slowly and slowly, brick by brick, all around me, a wall I built, to protect the little child inside. A child that came with wonder in her eyes, fascinated yet scared of the beautiful mysterious world around me.

 My heart danced with the soft words and soft embrace of my mother. Even when I didn’t know her language, I knew her words were full of love for me. And then there were other things. As I grew up, there were things I feared and things I loved. With every harsh word, with every small failure, one small brick was planted. 

As a grown up I may not have even realized what a fortress I built. The world I looked at was through the small windows. And one day, it was not enough anymore. Yes, there was pain outside, there was struggle, but the beauty, the freedom, that was all outside the fortress too. 

So brick by brick, with my tears and smiles, the wall I remove. The sun shines brightly and the wind caresses my hair! The butterflies dance and welcome me. They’re the ones who know what beauty lies outside their cocoon. 

The wall is not totally gone. Sometimes I quickly pile a few bricks back and hide. But then I have tasted the freedom, so I can’t hide for long. Life calls to me and beckons me. Come taste the miracles while you still have time.

The wall around me

Slowly and slowly, brick by brick, all around me, a wall I built, to protect the little child inside. A child that came with wonder in her eyes, fascinated yet scared of the beautiful mysterious world around.

 My heart danced with the soft words and soft embrace of my mother. Even when I didn’t know her language, I knew her words were full of love for me. And then there were other things. As I grew up, there were things I feared and things I loved. With every harsh word, with every small failure, one small brick was planted. 

As a grown up I may not have even realized what a fortress I built. The world I looked at was through the small windows. And one day, it was not enough anymore. Yes, there was pain outside, there was struggle, but the beauty, the freedom, that was all outside the fortress too. 

So brick by brick, with my tears and smiles, the wall I remove. The sun shines brightly and the wind caresses my hair! The butterflies dance and welcome me. They’re the ones who know what beauty lies outside their cocoon. 

The wall is not totally gone. Sometimes I quickly pile a few bricks back and hide. But then I have tasted the freedom, so I can’t hide for long. Life calls to me and beckons me. Come taste the miracles while you still have time.

The miracle that we are

We think of ourselves as a single living being, taking our own selves for granted.
Each cell of the billions of cells in our bodies is living and dying separately, functioning without our interference.
Each one living for a moment, but passing on it’s memory and function to the new one before dying! Yet, unaware of the millions of miracles in our own body, we criticize our looks, our health, our weight!
We run around being fascinated by other people, other objects, looking for attention. As if the attention and love of the divine running through us is nothing! As if the miracle that we are is nothing!

Message from God

Message from God:
How much I cheer to see you be yourself. How happy it makes me to see you love yourself, after all I created you.
I wonder why you wonder what others think of you, is it not enough that I created you?
Could you be anything less than a perfect divine being? No man could duplicate a single cell in your body, I smile at their attempts.
Millions of miracles working automatically in your body, and you look at the others and feel they look better?
One day you will sit here with me and we will look at your life and laugh at how precious you were and how little you thought of yourself!
Until then, I will enjoy everything you do and keep loving and supporting you. My love, my child, is always unconditional.

First day at school

I dropped you to the play way. It was the most beautiful place. It had swings and gardens, butterflies on flowers, a couple of rabbits! There were teachers to lovingly teach you.

Yes, another child could hit you, you could fall. Yes, you were safer in my arms at home, but it was so beautiful. It was still worth it. I was waiting right outside.

You cried, thinking I abandoned you. You didn’t enjoy a thing. After school I picked you, and you realized I was there all along. Today go and make the best of it, now that you aren’t afraid. I’ll wait for you outside and you can tell me all about your adventure on the way home.

Exactly, said God. Now you know! So go enjoy the adventure you call life. I’m right here waiting.