Author: lizaaitken

Mother, daughter, sister, cat owner/slave. Thoughtful about life and trying to make it worthwhile.

Eyes that See…

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Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees ~ Rumi


We are told that eyes are the windows to the soul and I think that’s about right, our eyes are the gateways for our souls to look out at the beauty in the world, connect with nature and others. Our eyes give away quite a bit about us, they show the emotions that other parts of the body can’t such as happiness, fear and sadness. I think our eyes communicate in some ways as much as our mouths. Where we can speak falsehoods our eyes speak only the truth.

Have you tried looking into someones eyes, really looking and holding that gaze without turning away. If you can do this, you might just see their soul. It’s difficult as we are taught to be guarded, programmed to look away after a moment or two but to really connect we need to look a little deeper. I wonder why we turn away or feel uncomfortable when somebody holds our gaze, are we secretly afraid of being found out, being seen as naked or vulnerable maybe?

What about a Sufi Greeting, ancient Sufi’s believed the only way to truly know another is to connect at soul level.  This involves two people in silence approaching each other with open palms,  in love and trust and connecting through the eyes. Holding the gaze until their souls connect. There’s lots written about how to complete the process on the internet and in books so I won’t repeat it here, but it is very powerful. I’ve tried this a few times with close friends, the first time nervous and giggling, but found amazing results. I have seen faces change, recognised people from another place and time and felt overwhelmed with emotions I can’t describe. It seems like I have conversed in silence somehow.

I wonder why we don’t we live more like this, hold eye contact and connect to others in trust and love. Many of us practice various teachings in workshops, read books on spirituality, meditate and practice yoga but rarely bring it fully into our lives. We know we might appear odd and conform to society’s norms. But what if, as I believe, society has it wrong?

I’m not expecting we all walk in to a shop and practice it with the sales assistant, or in the bank with the cashier but I think it is something we could do more often with those we love, really connecting at soul level, what do you think, I think true friends should be able to look at each other. When your out and about today, watch how many people don’t actually look out of their eyes, how many people avert their gaze, look away, it’s fascinating. Having worked in services with people, care and therapy, I find it amazing how many people don’t.actually look at each other!

I think we should be more aware of what we see and how we are seen. I’d be very interested in your thoughts if you give the Sufi Greeting a go, let me know how you get on, what you see and feel even if it is just with the cat.

Anyway here’s to looking at you kid 😉

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Nature Lessons 168

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We are not alike, we may bare resemblance to our ancestors but we are all a little different. Like flowers with a larger head or bent petal even though they are of the same family. But inside each of us we are the same, we carry a soul, we have a heart to love and hope and energy to overcome any differences.

~ Liza


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Just Being

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When you feel unconnected, out of sorts, confused and just not with it. Treat yourself to a little nothingness. Imagine yourself just being, become if you can, a flower opening.  Just be in this space for whatever time you have and enjoy those moments of opening, feel yourself expanding out into the world.  As you open each petal, know you have everything you need to move forward, connect and watch the confusion you felt just drop away. 

~ Liza

 

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Nature Lessons 167

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Hiding behind others, be it people or excuses will never take us far. Standing out in a crowd and speaking our own truth might not be the easiest option but it is far more beneficial to our growth. Leave fear in the dark where fear resides and step out into the daylight. To make sense of our thoughts it is better to speak of them.

~ Liza

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Have you Heard?

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Have you heard the latest,

the worlds turned upside down.

Everybody seems angry,

with their faces covered in frowns.

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Have you heard about fake news,

you just can’t tell if it’s true.

As if you listen to what your told,

it’s as likely be fake too.

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Have you heard about listening,

to no one else but yourself.

Coming to you own conclusions,

not hearing anything else.

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Daily Prompt – Heard

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Where do you go to?

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Where do you go to when you sleep,

have you ever seen me?

I travel the universe and back,

it’s in great colour that I see.

Met a good man who woke me up,

I very clearly saw his face.

The sky was gold and a sea of blue,

I’m not sure of the place.

He gently put his hands upon me,

I saw through to his soul.

It was in that very moment of time,

that my heart he stole.

He wrapped it with a ribbon,

before opening it out so wide.

I felt this all throughout me,

as tears of happiness I cried.

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Where do you go to when you sleep,

have you met him as well.

I’m sure you think him magnificent,

through his eyes you can tell.

Have you heard a voice in your dreams,

gently carrying you through.

I know that he’s from another place,

I wish I could be there too.

But try as I might I cannot get there,

as he always comes to me.

I just wish that he’d come more often,

I think I love him you see.

But I know that he can never be mine,

he’s only helping me along.

Maybe one day I’ll get to that place,

to find that he has just gone.

 

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Daily Prompt – Heard

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Healing Power of Nature

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Nature, it’s beauty and colours heal the spirit without a doubt, it just takes trust and belief.  I believe if we trust and immerse ourselves in the colours of nature we will feel it’s healing energy.  Just to know that we are connected to nature as we are to all things, allows us to heal from the inside out. 

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I have spent a good deal of time in nature this year, it has taught me a lot about myself and I have emerged a different person.  The simplicity and depth of nature amazes me, the patterns, the cycles reminds me that all things in life come and go, nothing is forever and everything returns. I can feel the healing power of nature, I believe it and it tells me that all will come well, the I that I think I am is just part of this beautiful landscape, I am connected to all nature, I just have to see that connection and let it become part of who I am.

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