Shaken Up

At times it takes a wake-up call to shake you out of your reverie, dear soul. This often comes in the form of the death of a loved one or perhaps a diagnosis that causes you to question your long-held understanding about what life is all about. But you do not need dire shaking up of your beliefs, you know. Immersing yourself in a different culture can be enough to bring you to a new understanding of oneness. When you do not understand what is going on around you . . . when the energy of all that newness causes you to feel a bit of overwhelm, you may find yourself retreating into the only silence that is guaranteed: the stillness at the depths of your being. And so, whether a wake-up or a shake-up, the contrast of energy with your normally somnolent state is enough to bring about the shift that is needed to say, “There is more here than meets the eye.” You are so very loved.