The “space” one is in is so important, so key to being able to create and fully manifest what we really want. In Sanskrit, there are two terms, sukha and dukha to describe this—sukha translates as “good space” and dukha “bad space.”
First let’s explore dukha: When we’re “in our heads,” in the space of ego/mind/personality, we are usually anxious, stressed, worried, trying to “figure it out,” solve the problem, fix it, make it happen, and basically force things, we can’t and usually don’t create what we really want—nothing good generally comes out of this space.
Now, sukha: On the other hand, when we drop down to the heart, return to the breath, get back in our bodies, and become fully present with ourselves & others, when we relax into the arms of the Divine and let It carry us, enfold and embrace us, and fully support us in life, then things get really interesting…That’s when the juicy stuff happens, when things just seem (often literally) to fall into our laps. This is because we are not trying so hard anymore, we’re fully surrendered, we’ve fully “let go” of our conscious mind and are allowing the God mind to work through us (the best kind of mind there is!)….
Here’s a great example from my own life: Last Friday, I went to a beautiful Mother Earth healing concert and while it was profound in many ways, I was also stressing about needing to find the next place I would be staying, as my week at the last place, a wonderful communal house, was near up. As a result, I found I wasn’t fully present with myself or others. So on Saturday, I decided to completely let go of it, and stopped thinking about it altogether. I went to a gathering at the sacred headwaters here and was fully present, just enjoying myself and talking to new friends. From this space of “sukha,” I got offered this magical place to stay for a few days while some new friends would be out of town. It happened so easily and effortless, no “struggle” involved at all. I was in the flow, in the moment, and open and receptive to divine grace.
The story got even more interesting when I realized another new friend, James Anthony, had housesat at the same house for a month when he first came to town, so he knew how to run the sauna, etc. (there is a sauna house here as well as a fairy yurt, where I slept one night!). Then we thought of Tonya, another new friend who also needed a place to stay. She and I had a luxurious, transformative, healing time together here, and hosted a wonderful small gathering of friends on Tuesday which involved a sauna/sweat (will post separately about this as it was quite a powerful experience), an abundant potluck, and a spontaneous shamanic group healing involving singing, drumming, energy work, and loads of love (not to mention lots of fun, goofy pictures with lots of dancing orbs)….
These are the kinds of experiences that we pave the way for when we get out of our own way and let the Divine flow guide us to where we need to be. Today again, as this housesitting gig is ending, I am trusting and surrendering, knowing I am always guided and protected, abundantly provided for, and exactly where I need to be.
