Here it comes again.
Inexplicable really.
How many flights?
Hundreds.
How many times?
Many.
And yet again,
at 1:30 pm this afternoon.
The Big Steel Bird reaches maximum altitude.
Floating.
Floating above fluffy pillows of whiter than white.
Sailing below the Heavens’ bluest of blues.
Your Life resting in the hands of the trusty pilot.
Your Body in a straightjacket.
Your knees butting up against the seat in front.
Your arms tight to your body. Tight to your sides.
You exhale.
Your tension giving way.
Here IT comes.
Gratitude.
A giant wave.
Lifting you up.
And swallowing you whole.
Family.
Health.
Job.
Life.
So lucky. So blessed.
You sit in reflection.
Your eyes mist up.
Then water.
You close your eyes.
You lean back.
You stretch your legs.
You Let Go.
You Release.
And for a few moments,
Your turbulence melts away.
You Rest.
At then,
like a sharp gust of wind on a dandelion,
it vanishes.
The tension returning to its familiar place.
The question is,
Why?
Why the recurrence here?
Why can’t it be summoned up at Will.
On any given Wednesday.
At a late morning meeting.
On my commute home.
At any given moment.
Go ahead.
Call it up.
Do it.
Now.
Credits:
- Post Inspiration: Thank you Mimi @ Waiting for the Karma Truck for your post today.
- Image: Thank you Madam Scherzo
Wow. This is great!
Thank you Kristin. Appreciate the kind words.
“Gratitude.
A giant wave.
Lifting you up.
And swallowing you whole.”
Wonderful words my friend…poignant, sweet, tearful for sure…just…wonderful.
Thank you Carol.
Very moving…..
Thank you.
keep returning to it, again and again. with practice it will become a natural part of you, like breathing. wonderful post dk.
I have a lot of work to do here Beth, a lot.
i think that we all do, dk. we just have to keep practicing until we get it right.
I’m with you Beth.
With gratitude for finding and sharing this post.
Thank you kindly Perpetua.
Yes!!! Happened to me on planes too – I think it was the forced disconnection from email and phone calls. Protracted moments where no one can call you and you can just exhale. Can we create this time for ourselves on the ground, in our day-to-day? Yes – it’s just a bit more challenging. But so so important.
May be Mimi. May be. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is so beautiful, David, and I agree, calling it up takes practice and patience. Yet, recognizing it takes awareness and not everyone is aware.
Thank you Carolann. If awareness is the first step of the 10 step plan, I’m on my way and it’s a long road.
Nicely done, DK! I had this feeling yesterday whilst standing in front of John Singer Sargent’s luminous water colors…absolutely breathtaking…http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/john-singer-sargent-watercolors
Thanks Lori. Love his work. Amazing energy coming off his watercolors. Alive! Thanks for sharing.
I saw this last night and it stayed with me. It’s beautiful. Maybe IT occurs when we momentarily don’t take everything for granted at some deep subconscious level? Just a thought.
Thank you. You may be right. You just may be.
Beautiful, inspiring words. I think once you become aware of it, you cannot forget, it will come again and again.
Thank you Indira.