Mindful Creation

I have always been good at things.  All kinds of things, almost whatever I tried.  The trick, in the long run, has been to winnow away all the things that I think I should do, think the world needs, feel like nobody is doing, etc.  In other words, give up all outside motivators and choose to reach only for what delights me.

I love to build things.

Not just anything, because that merely makes me Human.  We're the Funny Animal with an Imagination.  We make stuff that wasn't there before.  Some of it useful, and well, some of it not so useful.

I like to build thinks that bring Spirit into the Material.  I like to build bridges to the Source, so it gets easier to remember our Wholeness.  That's the point of my Crystal Matrix work.  That's the point of my paintings.  That's the point of building a walking labyrinth or a Temple.  They all provide an opportunity to go deeper into our connection to the Is.

Today, though, I was thinking about all the other things I build.  That people in general build.  We do it all the time.  We build relationships, some healthy, some not.  We build belief systems, some healthy, some not.  We build opinions, judgments, likes and dislikes, homespace that serves us or makes us feel uncomfortable, lives that feed our soul or deaden us to our truth.

So, consider what you built today.  In your mind, in your life, in your community, and in your world.  Does it please you, this day worth of creations?  Have you made things better for yourself, for others?  If yes, then great, and I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate how you've grown and given.

And if no, then I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate your courage.  You did the best you could today, just like always.  And you are honest enough to see where you can improve.  Tomorrow you can choose again.  If you like, you can become more mindful of your creations.

Namaste