The summer solstice can be a time for a new beginning. We are entering the season of nature’s abundance. It is a time when the world is filled with brightness and our efforts, so far this year, begin to bear fruit. but for many individuals there is a feeling of being lost. We are just beginning to emerge from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know our lives have changed forever and nothing will be as it was. And that has made many people feel lost. They aren’t sure which direction they want to charge their course into their future. Many people lost jobs. Many people lost relationships. Many people lost their businesses. Many people lost their sense of emotional stability. Many people lost the opportunity to be in the presence of others. We lost the ability to travel freely.
So now we are faced with building a new way of life. Scary?!In my experience, being “lost“ is the beginning of a new adventure. Lost implies that you don’t know where you are at the moment. And often we feel lost, even though we have some idea of where we want to go.
The first thing I do when I am lost is to stop in my tracks. This is what meditation is and this is what meditation does! When we sit still, close our eyes as we focus on our breathing we are in “ stop” mode! We are taking a pause from the hustle-bustle world surrounding us, as we move inward to our center —our place of intuitive knowing.
Deep breathing leads to a recalibration which helps us to rebalance ourselves. We come back to where we are in the moment. That means we take note of where we are and what we are thinking.
Then just “be” — give yourself a breather! Then we can proceed to rechart our course and to proceed toward our destination. If we feel lost again, we can simply stop and repeat the process.
So, when you feel lost, no matter where you are, allow yourself to “stop, breathe and be.” When you meditate on a regular basis using this technique, you will find yourself emerging from your recalibration with a new plan on how to proceed with your day. Or if you are meditating at night, you may find yourself reviewing the events of the day and deciding on a new strategy to be more effective for the next day.
This process has also worked for me when I’m working on a creative project and I’m not quite sure how to organize my tasks. Or if I need inspiration to move me forward with my next big idea. Sometimes I didn’t get the answers while in my space. I still could not “see” ! However, it never failed that the solutions would show themselves in ways that I could never have imagined. I would be walking down the street and meet a stranger, who held my solution. Or I would get a whisper to call someone, and they would tell me my solution. Or suddenly my inner sight would be restored, and I could clearly see the solution.
Meditation is the metaphysical gas in my physical body car. And I drive on every day knowing that if I feel lost, I simply need to pull over. Then stop, breathe and be. Doing this reinforces my intuitive knowing that I will find my way to my destination. Give it a try!
