Awakening Daydream

An Intuitive Writing Daydream

by Lynn A. Thomas
SoulPoweredLife.com

Exiting the tree lined canopy I walked onto the sand, and witnessed an awesome sight: blue sky, fluffy white clouds, and sunlight dancing like diamonds on the bright waves and blue water.

I quickly scanned the beach and selected a vacant spot over by the bank of sea grape bushes to my left. I placed my beach bag on the sand, then opened my beach chair and sat a moment taking in my surroundings.

I noticed children squealing with delight as they ran back and forth from the water’s edge pouring water from their sand buckets into the moat surrounding their sand fort.

I watched as the sandpipers skillfully darted in and out of the surf between each wave, while seagulls noisily begged for food from picnickers. I shaded my eyes from the sun as I looked up to see a pod of pelicans flying overhead on a current I could not see.

I closed my eyes and listened to the beach. The sounds created a peaceful feeling within me, which helped me realize how stressed and tense I have been. Stressed during the day, and not sleeping well at night.

I used to meditate each morning – however, lately my life has been too busy to take the time for meditation. But sitting here with my eyes closed, I tuned in to the sound of the waves and felt the stress fall away. My breathing became in sync with the sound of the surf.

As I opened my eyes I held to the rhythmic breathing in an opened eyed meditation. I took my journal from the beach bag and recorded my thoughts. As I wrote, I wondered why every moment couldn’t feel this peaceful.

I became conscious of a lingering tightness in my jaw, neck and shoulders, and closed my eyes to take a few deep breaths.

“Let go. Release the resistance.”

I smiled at my inner voice’s prodding, and obediently took a deep breath into my jaw while thinking of release. I felt the muscles relax.

Next, I focused my breathing on my neck and then my shoulders. With each breath the tension eased more. I sat a moment, then asked… ”Who or what is guiding me?”