Thoughts & Experiences - May 13, 2008 (Inner Space)

At times we fail to listen to our own words. We are too busy formulating the words we want to use to express the message that we ourselves to do not grasp the true meaning of the message.

The other day while conducting our workshop, ‘The Best Me I Can Be’, the topic was ‘Inner Space’! No not that space, the space that belongs to us, our own ‘personal space’. We posted a diagram that showed a boy/girl surrounded by circles. Those circles represented the space that surrounds us, our own personal space. Although we are connected to each other we still have our own space and that space is connected to the Loving vibration that surrounds us. This space is very special to all of us, it is our comfort area our protected area. We went on to ask who they would want in these spaces (circles). The first circle was for them and that was their space, the second space was for their family and the next space was for their relatives and friends. One child while doing the exercise said, ‘we must stand tall in our space we must own our space!’ Another said that their space was for them and they could choose who they wanted to be in it. As we continued on about our personal spaces, more comments flew across the room, ‘if I don’t want that person to bother me I will not let them into my inner space!’ Could you believe even before we were able to explain the importance of our personal spaces these children ranging from three to nine had already chimed in? Much to our delight (Meri and I) we smiled at each other and felt so much joy in our hearts. These children truly understand and they are in fact here to remind us of the very lessons we teach but often forget.

At that moment however I quickly realized that this was not only for children but for all of us. Sure we may say that we understand it, but truthfully do we? We talk about our inner space but how many of us actually, ‘stand tall’ in our spaces, how many of us ‘own our spaces’? The beauty of it all is that we are in fact the owners of this special space and no one can take this away from us unless we allow them to. Unless we give away our light and power it is not something that can be taken from us because we are truly the light. We can decide what our personal spaces are like, we can make them happy spaces, joyful spaces, spaces filled with laughter but we can also choose to make these spaces something else. Who we bring into our spaces is up to us, no one or nothing can invade this space unless we allow them to. Any thoughts we create in this space are the same thoughts that will surround us.

Just as we tell our children and others that they should never give their light or power to anyone we should try to do the same. When we tell our children to be who they want to be we should heed to the same advice. I love learning so much from these children heck I love the whole remembering process, what a great ride. I am learning to ‘stand tall’ in my space and I am also ‘owing my space’!

Namaste, Peace and Love!