Kimbahz Cloud

I recieved this today on a list I am part of.  It’s beautiful and I wanted to share it with you.  *hugz*

We all know the feeling of walking through life as if we are
carrying the huge burden of our worries and stresses on our backs
and shoulders, struggling to keep moving forward. There is no real
way to move freely and fluidly in such a situation, and we are all
longing to lay our burdens down. Just imagining that it would be
possible to do such a thing can be enough to elicit a sigh of relief
and a feeling of lightness.

The human imagination is a powerful tool, and we can use it to take
journeys to faraway places without ever leaving our home. Because of
this, we too can lay our burdens down at the feet of a divine being
such as the great Mother, Buddha or a mountain. Releasing ourselves
from that which we can’t handle on our own. No matter how smart we
are, how capable we are, or how hard we work, no one can single-
handedly cope with all the worries that we tend to take on in the
course of our lives. And, we aren’t designed to do so. Our wellbeing
depends upon our ability to hand over that which we can no longer
carry by ourselves.

Visualizing yourself carrying your burdens to the feet of someone or
something much bigger than you can be a powerful daily practice. To
begin, sit with your eyes closed and envision an all powerful,
supremely comforting being in what ever form that takes for you,
standing at the end of a road. See yourself carrying a large sack,
box, or other container, imagining that all your worries are inside
it. Watch as you make your way to the being of your choice, and lay
your baggage down at their feet. Allow yourself to feel the
lightness and relief of this action, express your gratitude, and
surrender. You will be amazed by how this simple meditation can
liberate you from a burden you were never meant to carry.

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