Sometimes we have to go deeper to reach the higher places in life.
I remember going to the community pool when I was a kid. I’m not sure how old I was, maybe nine, when I decided to be brave enough to jump off the high dive—climbing up the ladder a few times, I chickened out before I actually took the plunge. Jumping in feet first, I pinched my nose tightly so the water wouldn’t go gushing through my nostrils. I went deeper and deeper before letting go of my nose and working my way up, higher and higher, toward the line where the water meets the air. I breathed in deeply, looked around, and smiled as my fear was gone, and an incredible thrill took its place. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
It’s an great metaphor for the kind of spiritual adventures I’ve had in life as I’ve gone deeper within myself to the very core of my soul it’s taken me to the higher places where I could see things with a clarity beyond the understanding of this world. Each occurrence has created a new thrill so incredible; I wish I could stay there forever. But then I’d miss all the extraordinary experiences going deeper has to take me yet in m life.
Reflection: Rumi once said, “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind can’t understand.” I would add that the soul also has eyes for us to see through that the mind can not comprehend either. Going deeper into our soul allows us to see, hear touch, taste, and experience with our senses at their highest peak. The thrill feels to me like a touch of heaven on earth.
Connie's Wisdom 