The Race is Over

Today I realized the race is over

There never was one

I have always been where I am supposed to be.

I meditate each morning for 30 minutes and as I continue on my intentional pause, my mind has begun to settle, and I feel a sense of calmness that I never knew was there. Just below the surface of busyness, judgment, achievement, doing and running, there is a sense of ease and calm.

This morning during my practice I became overwhelmed with a sense of joy that is hard to describe. My body felt warm with a wave of release flowing from head to toe. I realized that everything I was striving for I already had. We yearn for tranquility, connection, and ease. I am becoming aware that it is available to us. Just below the noise, lying quietly, for us to see and tap into.

As I work to simply my life, particularly in terms of social media, scrolling, and being overwhelmed by what the media chooses to present to us in the form of news, I am able to tap into the strong base of peace that is already inside me.

I am beginning to see that our mind, as powerful as it is, can be both friend and foe. When awareness is present and we act with insight, it can be our friend, helping us to connect with wise action. When left to its own, it can take us to places that do not serve us and create anxiousness and fear.

I don’t know if this will last or if I am able to tap into this whenever I need to. The more we grasp, the more it alludes us. It is like a bubble, fragile but having a glimpse of it being there, I have the motivation and drive to continue to investigate, knowing I am on the right path.