Walking in the Sun
I was walking this morning down the street, getting my steps and as I walked, I listened to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToLPdSnrj8k it was just after I asked my phone for “walking mindfulness.”
The sun was in front of me, and I closed my eyes. I was still walking forward and thinking about my normal morning walk. I speak with my friend Wendy almost every morning. Today was different, she wasn’t available, and I was alone.
I had to open my eyes just a bit and squint to make sure I wasn’t walking off the road. As I listened to the voice through the headphones, I started to feel connected to his story. The story of what felt like an old man finding unconditional love on a journey.
After a while, I started my way back around to come home. The sun was on my back, and I was reminded of my mother. It was only an instant, but I felt for that moment she was there. I hadn’t ever felt this before since she had gone. I started to feel all the emotions and the sadness. I cried for the rest of my walk home, but it was good because I didn’t feel alone. I felt love.
If you choose to listen to this audio, it may very well be that you feel something too. I would sit in a quiet place and just listen to it. It revealed to me a few things that I’d like to share. Here are the words and thoughts I had on my way back home.
I don’t need to climb a mountain to go on a journey.
I believed that I did, but I don’t believe this anymore. I have been on a journey, climbing up and falling down. I have been pushing and probing to learn and share. I have been working hard to evolve into a leader that could help others feel and discover what my friend Kenny Williams helped me start to see within myself. I have been working hard at it. Kenny made it look easy, but I know it wasn’t so easy.
I think it gets to my core values and what I believe and stick with.
For me, trust, integrity, respect, and loyalty, along with courage.
Are these enough? As I walked today, I realized that unconditional love, acceptance and as Ron reminded me, vision is what leaders need to get others through. I realized this connection of light and love is part of being able to see and hear. If you acknowledge a person and show them love and kindness, they will reveal their superpowers and help accomplish or achieve the shared vision.
The Guru does not have to read a person’s mind to know what they are thinking. A leader who knows their people does not have to be a mind reader to see and feel those whom they serve.
I hope you take a moment or two to listen to the audio. There is a lot more to dig into, but it takes courage to go deep and realize our connections and our opportunities to journey from where we are.