Nothing to figure out, just be aware.

The words “nothing to figure out, just be aware,” find their way to me, they arise within me from the stillness of my mediation.

They are not my words. I have heard them before. Planted as a seed in a guided meditation by my teacher Anandji, now they find their way to me. Arising as a gift.

“Nothing to figure out, just be aware.”

Meaning, to me now in these moments of my life, if I am not aware, I can become affected, sucked in. 

I see this now. All meaning comes from experience.  Witnessing, reflecting, noticing, observing my experiences, I see this now.

One has to be in chaos in oneself, to be drawn in. One has to be confused. Unsure. Not confident. It is in these moments, the moments of uncertainty where doubt arises, where one can succumb to external pressures, external thoughts.

What am I supposed to do? Am I doing enough? Am I supposed to be doing what they think I should do?  Am I supposed to do what they expect me to do?

When these and questions that are similar begin to arise within me, I notice and I catch them, these are not me. These are thoughts that are not mine.

For me, these thoughts come when I have turned to others for validation and confirmation, rather than staying within myself, my truth.

For when one is in chaos, they are forgetting their true selves.

Stay aware. Be vigilant.

Do not get sucked in. Stay your course. Remain on your path.

Be you.

Marvelously being me,

Sara