ENTRY 12: BALANCE
Hibernate the Mind
Written by Artist Sharra Myers Harvin
OBSERVING NATURE
As adults we work our day jobs, our side hustles, maintain our homes, take care of loved ones and/or run a business, day in and day out. If we are “fortunate,” we are able to take some time off to have a bit of a vacation. But when we vacation, why are we more tired after the vacation than before it started? The break we are pretending to give ourselves is not a break at all because what we need to rest is our mind.
NATURE’S TRUTH
Meditating ten minutes a day is said to be key in benefiting our lives greatly. However, is that really enough? As nature shows us, everything in nature has a rest period. Some plants and trees lose their leaves whiles others that are evergreen or are located in year round warm weather will have a time when they just stop growing. Take a look at our house plants. If we pay attention, we will observe that there is always a time when our plants stop growing. We notice this when we see that there are no new leaflets or buds. Everything must have a period of hibernation to continue to grow efficiently.
We are no different than nature, though most of us never allow for a time to hibernate. Even when we do take a break, our minds are still overloaded. This over working of the mind is what causes us to be accessible to sickness and disease. Our brain knows that it needs to rest and our body knows that the only way we will rest the mind is if we are physically unable to do otherwise. However, this is a miserable way to rest. Another issue with this is that, when we are sick we are programmed to take medication to shorten the rest period to “feel better” faster. Unfortunately, the medicine we buy to treat the illness only numbs the part of us that tells us that there is something wrong.
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CREATING INTENTION
By choosing to hibernate, we are choosing to turn off our brain to everything that is not our true self. We can turn off the tv, the smart part of our phones, but more importantly, we need to turn off the hauntings of our past, and the expectations of our future. Instead of booking a place to get away which takes time, energy, anxiety, and expectations; plan to get away mentally. This may be difficult at first and one may experience mental withdraw such as feeling overly anxious. After this subsides, rest the body and sleep the mind. Understand that this time we are taking is necessary for our growth, our success, and our health. This rest is a cleansing. Through Spirit, our body is designed to renew and heal itself. When we stop feeding ourself information that doesn't align with our true self, we automatically are cleansing ourself which allows natural rejuvenation and healing. Religious fasting is the literal practice of this understanding, however feeding is a mental practice. What we are eating is symbolic of what we are digesting mentally. And what we are choosing to digest is what we believe which is what we feel. What we feel is then what we create.
Often times the reason why we do not take time off is because we feel as though we do not have the time or cannot afford it. However, when we get sick there is nothing we can do but rest even if just for a day. As we know our true self, we begin walking in complete harmony and balance. Everything we need and want will be provided for us. If we desire a break for healing, we will have the time for that healing without the manifestation of an illness.
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ABOUT THE ART
This iHCULOCHi Nature art piece was created through gathering and arranging nature on a white board to tell a story then photographed.
Nature Shrine 3: Balance is nature’s wisdom that tells us that peace of mind is a balanced mind. Our experiences lead us to this balance. For example, the comprehension of karma is not as it seems. It is not as a punishment or reward but rather the gift of experiencing all points of view. When we are able to see from all directions we are balanced. When we take the time to rest we are able to observe rather than only react. By observing an experience we received the knowledge from it and do not have to relive the experience over and over again.
All iHCULOCHi Nature Shrine Art is a reminder of Nature’s wisdom. By observing nature we are taught how to be harmonious and true because nature is the truest physical form of Spirit.
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