Dear Reader,
Having you ever experienced weightlessness?
Maybe you have been in one of those air tanks where you end up floating from the force of the wind. That’s not what I meant.
Rather that feeling where you’re lurched on a styrofoam noodle, bobbing across the water as the wind gentle guides you.
Or when you have a surprise beach trip and spend so much time in the beautiful shallows that you emerge with hands like a senior citizen.
Perhaps you have had it in your mind as well. Usually when you take a moment to realise that your physical body is in such a state of impermanent bliss, that you become fully present for a few seconds.
Feeling every cell on your skin.
Aware of each beat of your heart and its destination.
The corners of your mind being filled with the breath from your lungs. Each endorphin being water for the first time since a drought.
It is these moments which I seek in life.
That reassurance that I am. Connected. Being. Living.
When we live in a world where everything can feel heavy, seeking out these experiences is not merely whimsical, it’s necessary.
Because they only last seconds. Then comes the wasps in the pool, a big hack of slimy seaweed at your feet or the squawk of a bird to draw your attention away from the precious moments.
And off you go on your cycle once again. Following the wheel as it turns itself over and brings you to the challenges and choices that line our paths.
Over the next few weeks, I intend to practice that stillness.
Hold on to the feeling of nothing and everything all at once.
Stop. Listen. Notice. Breathe. Be.
Before the next chapter begins.
Do you feel that stardust?
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