Sometimes when we are faced with a problem, we feel alone. We feel overwhelmed. Weak. Vulnerable.
Imagine yourself in a field — a broad grassy field. You are sitting cross legged. Face to face eye to eye with your problem. The air is cold. The sky is gray. The wind is thrashing at your hair.
Imagine yourself surrounded by a circle of friends
Suddenly you find that you are joined. People you love — people from your past, people from your present. Spiritual teachers who you have loved or read about in books. Historical figures you admire come and begin to join hands in a circle around you.
As each person arrives, the wind begins to subside a little. The clouds begin to break up. The sun begins to shine through. The air warms. And as the environment begins to change, your problem begins to transform. It becomes more meek. More humble. Less threatening. Until you begin to see some vulnerability in it. You see that it only pretends to be big. It is actually quite small. It begins to shrink. To fade.
Surrounded by your beloved community, the sun shining and warming your skin, a gentle breeze moving the grass, you reach across and tell your problem, “I am sorry I saw you as a threat. I see now you need my strength. I forgive and release you.” As you say these words, your problem transforms into something new. What is that for you?
And you turn and thank your beloved community for their support in this transformation.
They smile, hug you, and leave. But they are always available to you whenever you need them.
