Inner Sunrise
5/7/2010
We don’t need to wait until tomorrow to start fresh, today can be a blank slate starting right now.
When today is not going well, it is tempting to focus on tomorrow as a
blank slate with all the possibilities that newness provides. It is
true that tomorrow will be a brand-new day, but we do not have to wait
until tomorrow to start fresh. We can start fresh at any moment,
clearing our energy field of any negativity that has accumulated, and
call this very moment the beginning of our brand-new day.
There is something about the sunrise and the first few hours of the
morning that make us feel cleansed and rejuvenated, ready to move
forward enthusiastically. As the day wears on, we lose some of this
dynamic energy and the inspiration it provides. This may be why we look
forward to tomorrow as providing the possibility of renewal. Many
traditions consider the light of the rising sun to be particularly
divine in its origins; this is why so many people in the world face
east when performing ritual. We too can cultivate that rising sun
energy inside ourselves, carrying it with us to light our way through
any time of day or night, drawing on its power to awaken and renew our
spirits.
One simple way to do this is to carry an image or a photograph of
the rising sun with us in our wallet or purse. We can also post this
image on our wall at work or at home, or have it as our screensaver on
our computer. When we feel the need to start fresh, we can take a
moment to gaze at the image, allowing its light to enter into our
hearts. As we do this, we might say out loud or quietly to ourselves, I
am ready to let go of the past and start anew. We might visualize
anything we want to release leaving us as we exhale, and as we inhale,
we can take in the fresh energy of the eastern sun, allowing it to
light the way to a brand-new day. By Madisyn Taylor
http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2010/25042.html
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