It's been a long time, too long in fact, since I've taken time for
reflection. I woke early this morning and took care of some mundane stuff
and wrote to a dear friend. Afterward, in a brief moment of
reflection, I was provided a wonderful gift. I'll try and share it
with you here.
I went to my favourite spot on the patio, and stood there gazing at nothing in
particular, and thinking of nothing in particular (for a change). The sun
was just coming up, and had just crested the trees on the hill. Its rays
struck a spider's web and caused it to "glow" and sparkle in the
framework of the patio cover. I was able to see it clearly without having
to look for it, and I was able to look at in detail. I noticed the
geometric precision, and the beauty it held. I thought briefly about all
the effort the spider put into building it, all the work involved and the
"craftsmanship" it took. Then an odd thing happened.
Well, "odd" in as much as it's been a while since it happened for
me. I got one of those surges of energy that said "pay
attention". I relaxed, and opened up to the
sensation.
A string of thoughts from somewhere outside of me presented themselves.
These were questions being asked.
Do you think the spider chases after what it seeks?
Does it struggle to get what it wants and needs?
Or, does it simply set the stage, by building its web, and
then wait patiently for the universe to provide?
Does it build its web to catch only bugs?
Or, does it only build the best web it knows how to build?
What about leaves?
Doesn't it accept the leaves that blow into the web along
with the juicy little bugs?
The answers to these questions were obvious to me. More important was the
message contained therein.
"No need to struggle...just set the stage and wait. Be effortless
in your quest for your desires and the things you want and need.
They have already been provided anyway and will be brought to you. You may
not get ONLY what you want, in fact, you may get MORE than you want.
Accept this too. Don't judge it, just accept it."
Not sure if this makes sense to any of you. It makes sense to me
though. Perhaps it's OK if it doesn't make sense to you.
Perhaps it was a message *I* needed to hear. Something *I* needed to be
reminded of. But, I was called to communicate it to you, and so I have.
You know, I'm sure glad this spider was there for me. I wonder why my wife
thinks spiders are "icky"? Hmmm...maybe it's because she's never
talked to one before <G>.
Now, I'm going to go and reflect again...effortlessly <G>.
My love to each, and all, of you!!
Namaste,
Bill