HEAVEN #2779 :  When You Are Perfectly Still

* Thanks, Kelly!

God said:   All is in stillness. Nothing is stirring, not even a mouse. There is stillness within stillness. And even when a leaf dances, it dances in stillness. Even in movement, the leaf is still.

And you who watch the leaf, even if you are jumping up and down, you are also stillness.

You are Being, and Being by its every nature is still. Even within a hurricane, there is stillness. Of course, within you, stillness reigns supreme.

I am your Stillness, beloveds.

You never see Me running around.

In perfect stillness, I perform all activity.

 Rather, I do not perform. I call all activity to Me. I say its name, and it is done. In stillness, everything is easy. By its very nature, stillness is effortless. Everything travels to you when you are perfectly still.

You do not have to go to it.

Even when you run around, you are stillness. Even when you are angry and your blood pressure goes up, even so, you are still.

Even when you run a race, you are still. Your mind and body can rush around, yet the core of you is stillness.

Lean into that stillness, beloved, and you will accomplish more. The easier you are, the more easily everything in the Universe falls in your lap.

If you dig a ditch, you are digging it. You work hard. And yet you are doing nothing. Your body gets its exercise. A hole is dug. All the while, you are doing nothing at all. Have you experienced what I mean?

Who or what is doing the doing?

Your body, your mind. But you are stillness.

Stillness is great enlivenment, and yet it is still.

Before, during, and after death of the body, the enlivenment goes on. The body stops, but not the liveliness of Being. Your Being continues to permeate the Universe. Being is a constant, and it goes on forever in its stillness.

It is almost as if you masquerade as a doer when you are in reality stillness and nothing but stillness, so help you God.

I vibrate stillness. What I vibrate is. What I do not vibrate is not.

Even in madness, there is stillness. Even in yelling. In everything, there is the stillness of stillness. There is a watcher aspect of you that knows this, knows the mirage of activity, knows the stillness of Reality, knows that you are ever in Heaven, playacting on Earth.

Action can only go so far. Even action movies have their limitations. The more subtle movies have greater power than the rough and tumble ones. The subtle movies are more evocative, and their meaning takes you to the still and subtle levels. The more still is also higher.

Talk is only talk. Doing is only doing.

But Being goes on silently amidst the activity.

Of course, you eat. Of course, you walk. Of course, you swim. And yet you are far more than an eater, a walker, a swimmer. What you really are cannot be defined, anymore than I can be.

And when your body swims, where do you think it swims? It swims in the Ocean of your own Being.

What do you think I am but Being?

What do you think you are if not Being?

Being is attributeless, and yet you are Being, and yet you are a Human Being on Earth gathering facets of yourself and calling them attributes. You are bundling Being, beloveds.

Conscious Gardening

Gardens offer us a perfect opportunity to reconnect to our true selves and remember our place in the natural world. Rather than approach our gardens as mere investments of energy, we can look at the entire process of gardening, from planting seeds to harvesting food, as a way of deepening our conscious relationship with the creative force of the universe.

If we are willing to shift our intention from dominating, or at least directing nature, to co-creating with nature instead, we may discover a deep peace and renewed sense of wonder.

To co-create we must first begin with a foundation of mutual respect. As you create your garden in partnership with nature, you can respect the earth, water, insects and animals by using organic seeds, soil and fertilizers. You can also communicate with the plants, insects and elements involved in your garden, and create a regular practice of stillness to listen for any messages they may have for you.

When it comes time for harvesting fresh vegetables or picking beautiful blooms, you might even ask permission first. If you ask with an open heart, you will always receive an answer.

Imagine what it would be like to surrender certain aspects of your human world to the precision and surety of the natural environment. You might decide, for example, to forego your calendar and plant in rhythm with the cycles of the moon. Or, you might choose to ignore clock time and water your garden when the sun hits a certain position in the sky.

By opening your garden experience to more of nature’s input, you can become available to witness a whole universe of miracles, while engendering a greater sense of honor between the two worlds.

When we recognize ourselves as allies, co-creators, with the earth and the natural world, our relationship to our environment begins to change. We no longer feel the need to control the circumstances around us and can relish in the perfection of all that is.

What do you think?