One aspect of conscientiousness is relationality. In other words, being conscientious will be in a given moment with the particular people or circumstances of that moment. Relational.
The idea of relationality can also refer to how the now is a by-product of what has gone before. That fact can be explored as expansively as one wants. For example, one’s lineage. We meditate with this through the African wisdom-teaching that “I am the reason my ancestors existed.”
Change. It is part of life. It is how life proceeds.
Blessing is a flow of goodness, pouring through all circumstances – because beings of goodness ceaselessly emanate such goodness.
Be the blessing. Be the goodness. Radiate with every breath.
As the monks walked from Ft. Worth, TX to Washington, D.C., one of the subjects often spoken of was a peaceful or gentle mind. Importantly, as the world bore witness to them walking in sun, rain, or snow, we witnessed the embodiment of such gentleness and peace. We can be this wholeness, too.
We engage in the layers of embodiment of the prayer: “May I be filled with loving-kindness.”
Life builds upon itself here on Planet Earth. Rings of trees display this, as does the spiritual Path for humans. From previous lives and the cycles within this one, each of us is making ourselves brand new, constantly. Each new experience born of our outer existence or our inner dimensions combines freshly with whatever was our sensed ground of being and familiarity. Personal growth rings.
Whether it be “noticing the usually not noticed” or singing a prayer for all beings, a moment of gratitude or carrying an insect outside, one’s Presence is, through pervasion, overtaking the brambles of the self. Slowly, self focus, self importance, and self entitlement decrease, denuded by waves of gratitude, thoughtfulness, and kindness.
Pause. Can you feel your Path?
