Monthly reflection and next Meditation
Shamanic/Awareness Meditation Mon 1st November
Monday 1st November 2021
7 pm – 8.30pm Sydney time (AEST)
Fee $10
Attendance by zoom
You’re very welcome to attend for one evening or regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators. We start with a relaxation and grounding meditation, followed by a shamanic meditation-journey. For further information about the meditation, go to: http://www.maretstaron.com/meditation
If you would like to attend, please let me know so I can send you further details and a zoom link.
Sometimes we just can’t see what’s right in front of our eyes
I had to really chuckle at myself. This is the background story. I love my milk frother. I use it every day to froth up milk for my chai tea. It has a small round disc that does the milk frothing. But ‘disaster’ struck when I left the disc on top of an appliance lid. Without looking the next day, I picked up the lid and the disc went flying. I searched everywhere – the bench top, the floor, under the table, under the fridge, even under the lounge on the other side of the room. I finally asked my son to help me pull out the freestanding stove as I was sure it had rolled under there. But no, not there.
The days went by and I missed my daily frothy milk chai. Then about a week later, I spilled some water down the side of the freestanding oven. As I put my hand in along the side of the oven to wipe the spilled water, suddenly the frothing disc flew out – it had magnetised to the side of the freestanding oven. It was there all along, in front of my eyes, stuck on the side of the oven and I couldn’t see it, even when I pulled the oven out to look underneath.
That’s why I chuckled, well, laughed at myself. I couldn’t see what was right in front of my eyes. It’s not the first time I’ve done that and probably won’t be the last. I don’t think I’m alone in this experience. It reminded me of how as I often go through life wondering about who I am, my purpose, what my gifts and skills are etc – and I think the answers are all there, staring me in the face and I just can’t see it … until something else happens that draws my attention away from my thoughts and towards the truth of these things.
For me, not seeing that milk frother sitting on the side of the over is such a metaphor for how we can miss seeing these things that are right under our noses. It’s as if we’re wearing blinkers that limit our view.
If you are trying to see something more clearly, it’s always helpful to set an intention for what you want to achieve. Have an intention if you are feeling blinkered, to take off those blinkers and see life more clearly.
I wish you lots of clarity and clear, truthful perception.
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