House of Today

by Linda Heron Wind, Ph.D.

Imagine a very large house with what seems like an infinite number of rooms. You were born in one of these rooms, and each day since you were born you entered a new room.

At first going into a new room each day was an adventure, new things to see and lots to learn. But at some point you became afraid that some of the things you really liked might not be in the room of today, so you brought a few things from the rooms of yesterday with you. Some things were brought just because you liked them but others were brought for protection. Many emotions were also packed up and brought along simply because you did not know what to do with them and it seemed like they were attached to you in some way. After awhile it got a bit tiring, dragging all these things along like pieces of furniture to decorated the room of today.

So maybe you just left some of this stuff behind or went to therapy to find out how to get rid of it. Possibly life brought you the awareness that you didn't need it anymore. However that happened, there is probably a lot of furniture you left in those old rooms. But what are you still carrying into the room of today - old hurts, fears, beliefs, judgments, and patterns? How much furniture is crowding your room today, limiting the possibilities for new things to happen?

Some Light Beings once said to me that if we could just walk into the room of today empty handed, our lives would move forward with lightning speed. Perhaps we keep our hands full to slow down the process of change.

What would it be like to enter the room of today empty handed, trusting the day to unfold and approaching it as an adventure? Children know how to do this. Animals know how to do this. Plants and trees know how to do this. Many indigenous cultures knew how to do this. It would be living the moment as it was meant to be lived.

What is it that is so important to drag with you into today? Many of you believe that it would be chaos if you didn't have your stuff, your protection, your fears and hurts with you. Who would you be without them? A good question! Are you curious enough to see who you are? Real presence comes when you can see with the innocent perception of the child.

Of course it isn't as simple as letting go, or is it? Upon waking tomorrow, consider what you will bring with you into the new room you enter. Ask yourself why you need to bring what you decide to bring. Write on a piece of paper what you are bringing with you and why you need it. In the evening, look at that paper and see if you really needed it. Repeat this process, being very intentional about what you bring into the room of today from yesterday - expectations, judgments, emotions, etc.
Perhaps you will find your suitcase getting smaller, and the trust in your heart getting larger. And one day, you will walk into the room empty handed.

The room of today
Is empty 'till I enter
What will I bring in?

Can I trust my heart
To decorate this new day
With just the unknown?

If you have comments on these articles or ideas for future topics, call Linda Heron Wind at (585) 924-5620 or send e-mail to LHWind@aol.com.

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