February in abundance

Late in the afternoon, in the first week of February, my phone flashed incessantly. Unable to ignore it, I unlocked the screen and opened my messages. A group has been created and within seconds messages have already been posted. I eagerly read through the text.

This is an open invitation to partake in Deepak Chopra’s 21 day meditation and contemplation challenge on the topic of abundance……

Being in the unique situation I am in and having the time on my hands, I could finally chalange myself in new ways. I eagerly replied that I would partake.

Each day a task was posted including a mantra, phrase and audio for meditation. Some tasks I found more difficult than others, however I always felt at peace after each one. Like something I had been hiding (even from myself) is being revealed, dealt with and lifted from my soul.

Meditation was the hardest part for me. Shutting of my mind is not easy. It’s like so many voices are thinking about so many different things at the same time. While I repeated the mantra a thought would pop in thinking about what I am making for dinner and at the same time another though would interject by reminding me that I must water the garden later. It took a while to snap back my focus on the mantra but it started getting easier.

Half way through I realised I have tapped into something. Reflecting on past trauma was a revelation. Getting in touch with my true desires and what abundance really means to me, has shown me the path I must take. I am dealing with the past and now moving forward in a new meaningful way.

Continuing with the journey became exciting now. I could not wait for the next task to be posted so that I could tackle it. Trying to be more creative with each one i started doodling on the pages and taping some meaningful items from the task to that days entry. I am gathering some sort of understanding about myself and my connection to what was and what is to come, the seen and the unseen in the universe.

Now at the end, I reflected. I flipped though all the pages in the notebook and viewed my progress. I have grown. I have released my wants, needs and desires into the unknown. I have let go of the anger and anxiety that i carried for so long and replaced it with abundance and connection to inner peace.

I have learned the rules and now I can play the game of Abundance on my own.

Till next time….