A very,
Very big aloha.
My name is Reverend Cindy Palos.
And I wanted to talk about a sense of wonder.
That we can get when we're aware.
Of what's going on in life around us.
And I think when we meditate.
We become more sensitive and more aware.
Of what's going on around us.
We have a heightened.
Awareness that develops.
In that quiet space within.
And I think the best way to realize this is to live it,
To do it,
To experience that.
So I'm going to do this meditation with that.
Concept of awareness of how amazing.
Our life is and what our life around us is like and how special that is.
Sense of wonder.
So we just go into our meditation in a very comfortable way by being aware of our breath because breath sweeps mind and we just breathe in.
And hold that breath.
And breathe out.
And as I'm breathing in,
I'm naturally being more aware of the way my body feels and the alignment of my spine.
So I allow myself to follow that thread.
I'm seeing how my feet and my legs feel.
My body and my spine.
The energy that's flowing from the spine,
The base to the top.
And if there is a good flow going on,
Flow of energy is very important.
And being aware of it is helpful as well.
So we just breathe in with the awareness there.
Welcoming that awareness.
And as I'm sitting here,
I'm hearing the birds outside.
It's still morning here,
Early in the morning in Maui.
And I listen and I'm aware of the energy that's out there.
Feels to me like a celebration morning when the birds sing.
This morning I was aware of the roosters crowing right before dawn.
And the work they do just because that's what they do.
They greet the dawn with growing.
Roosters crowing and then other roosters in the background answering.
Birds the same way.
They'll be calling out here and other birds will answer.
So there's this communication going on out there.
What communication is going on inside you?
There's that awareness I was talking about.
And then we have that mind.
Our mind is always there.
And we might notice our mind going into thoughts.
And as we go into meditation,
We allow those thoughts to just wander and pass by like passing clouds.
And I always love to put a wonderful,
Brilliant white light all the way around me from my kitchen.
Below my feet,
Around the front of my body,
To the side and above me,
And so I'm surrounded.
A lovely light of energy.
Mmm,
Now a breeze is coming in.
Lovely breeze.
God,
I welcome the breeze.
And the energy that it brings.
And I'm aware of the peace.
There's a wonderful peace that comes in the morning time.
And as I go deeper within.
I'm aware of my energy that comes from my body.
Spiritual.
Soul.
Center.
I guess the center of my soul has this wonderful gift that it brings as well that I am aware of.
It's a certain recognition.
I feel like it's greeting a friend.
And I love to greet my inner friend,
My inner connection to my soul.
Now just as my awareness expands as I sit here.
Going within my soul.
Energy expands as I allow it the space of recognition.
And that soul has a deep,
Deep connection.
Can you connect with your soul right now and allow that soul to guide you to the source of the soul.
And the source of where the soul's energy comes from within.
And as we allow that energy to come,
We might have a thought or two.
Or so might actually even speak to us in a strange way,
Not necessarily the same as our mind.
But are so much a wreck this.
In an interesting way.
The soul is connected always to the source of energy from which it comes.
That source of light,
Source of love.
Is a beautiful thread.
The thread goes from that source to the soul,
From the soul to us in the silence of our mind.
And our whole beingness.
And we can be open and aligned to it.
And we can be open to receiving messages and energy and thoughts.
Connection in that way that is very,
Very fascinating to me.
And I have always found it helpful,
After meditation,
To write something down.
And I have found that this gift of connecting inside to that energy,
That source,
That soul.
And writing down what comes next.
It kind of brings an extra awareness.
An extra energy field that connects that awareness and communication.
The communication of what's going on.
From our highest center.
All the way through to our mind and what comes to us afterwards.
So I would recommend,
If you can,
To.
.
.
Slow to come out of meditation and be open to receiving what you have inside you that might be communicated from that source.
Now it may just be a word or two,
You know,
Sometimes I have no idea.
When I write every day and I don't know what's going to come,
But I always find it amazing.
That regardless of whether I know consciously what's going to come or not,
Something.
Always comes through.
I've been doing this every day for Oh,
Decades and decades.
So I have trusted that process.
And if you trust that process,
You will find that you build that communication.
And you build a relationship with your inner self and your higher self.
To who you are,
And that gift of connection is so valuable,
So precious,
And that awareness is a priceless gift,
Truthfully.
So take a moment after I complete here and jot something down in whatever way you do that.
And don't worry if you can't think of anything.
Just go ahead and start writing.
Things will come.
I thank you so very much for being open to this flow of energy that comes from this beautiful source inside.
That place of love,
That place of light,
That place of the essence of who you really are.
And I bow in deepest gratitude and love.
