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The Journey to the Center

The Essence of Your Inner Truth

By Keane Neal-RiquierPublished 4 years ago 4 min read
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Photo by Deglee Degi on Unsplash

“Just stay at the center of the circle, and let all things take their course.” Lao Tzu.

Thank you for joining me today. In a world like ours, in times like these, keeping a calm mind helps us find our strength to endure everything we have to face. It is in the center that all things become apparent, and the countless distractions drift around us as no more than clouded skies.

The journey to our center – the journey to our peaceful core is nothing more than a meandering stroll. As you wind through the twists and turns of your mind, begin to visualize the destination of your innermost truth. Breath in and notice the brush of air filling the parts of you that once felt empty. Peace comes in the form of four, and like water, you must flow to your next steps. Noticing your thoughts, feelings, hopes, and senses, finding your mind is not about having a firm hold to everything that is.

What has been on your mind? What struggles do you hold on to ever so tightly? As you think of all the weight that constricts your vision, let it flow to your center. Let it become the blanket of light snow falling in the winters sky, the leaves of autumns red, and the warmth of a passing breeze.

In the hold of time, know that the present moment is all there is. The ‘you’ of the past seems so real, and your future projection pulls at you with relentless demand. But your past and future selves are nothing more than phantoms that arise from you not thinking of yourself as your true self. No matter how they try, they can’t have a hold over you. All you ever truly have is what you are in the present moment, and that is grand. Everything you see and all that you hear is a part of you right here and now. For, you see, you expand beyond just the skin of your body and the bone of your skeleton.

The light that shines from your center is bright and luminous. It shines more glorious than the midday sun.

Feel everything you are. The darkest parts of your mind and body and let them give way to that light. The emotional pain that shades you does not stand to dim who you are. The weight of those you lost, the struggles you have seen, and the pain that you feel do not define you. And though they cling, it is okay to let them all go. It is okay to feel the happiness and love radiate from your center because nothing is more powerful.

Inhale and feel the light grow ever stronger.

Exhale and watch it cast the shadows from your heart.

As you continue to breathe, you notice your soul center growing bigger and bigger, and the area around you has density. Like water, the world cradles you with a caressing pressure.

Your chains are falling as your presence drifts above.

From the eye of your mind, you realize that everything around you may change, but there is a consistent presence inside of it all. It’s similar and clear. It’s a presence that resembles everything you’ve ever known - A presence that is no different from who you are.

As you drift into oneness, you realize that you flow on the sea of existence like a flame. Drifting to and fro with the calm of the world. You belong, and you exist as you fit perfectly into your existence. Your blood flows as you realize that every step you take is not an individual decision but a part of something bigger than yourself.

And as far as you can see from the ground below to the skies above, there is a higher existence that connects everything with beautiful precision. And the phantoms of future and past may be distant, but even their life is apart of the same presence as you. Know that all the love you shared comes back to you, and you just have to open up and receive it.

You are at the center of it all, and you are the last unmovable presence in everything around you. Peace defines you, and your inner beauty molds you. Above all else, you realize that you are always pulled forward. Gently, you flow with the waters of life with the care of a mother and the consistency of a father. It is with every inhale that your center pulls ahead, and with every exhale that the rest of you drifts behind in the flow of motion.

Everything that once weighed you down is now an airy cloud of existence around you.

Inhale and feel all that once was.

Exhale to let it flow once again to the center.

Let it melt until you no longer sense it.

Let everything fade until your voice is the last thing you hear and let it all drift away.

For here, you are safe, and everything is at peace.

By veeterzy on Unsplash

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About the Creator

Keane Neal-Riquier

Writing and storytelling have been a passion of mine ever since I was young. I look to dig deep into what it means to be human, and this is what you will find at the very core of my writing.

Website: atyourservicefreelancing.com

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