This is a story of no one in particular but everyone in general. If you can imagine a dimension that is not defined, you are indeed special. If you can draw from the depths of your unique individualism, you might gain understanding. The story will not make sense to you and, indeed, perhaps it is not even a story. Take off all the blinders and prepare to enter a space that will both enchant and scare you. If you make it through this, you have a chance to break through a current reality and find another that is soothing and weightless.
The grass in the meadow was a soft green and felt like foam under my feet. It was a sensation of walking on air with no need of stability or senses. In the grass I found that my awareness was keen to discovery and curiosity. Of course, this discovery was not about walking on the grass but being in the grass. My curiosity was where this was going to take me. Journeys sometimes have no destinations but merely act as the path toward learning about one’s self. I wasn’t in the mood for self-discovery, so what was happening?
Was I in the grass or was I in a blade of grass? If there is a difference, I didn’t care as I was anxious to continue the journey. Movement seemed effortless and the beauty took my breath away. This environment seemed to be in me and I in it. My mind raced to make sense of what was going on until I decided that it didn’t matter. Since I had no choice of the circumstances, I would let the picture roll on without my input. After all, being in the grass was a delight and the thought of what was to come did not concern me at all.
As a floating sensation seemed to be in order, so was the ability to launch into other environments. The worldly crisis that was at hand didn’t cause any angst in this realm. It was as though no current realities were in play and anything transpiring was simply new to the human experience. Floating in a grass environment was not to be the culmination of my experience. The new “reality” was just beginning, and I had an excitement of the next wonder to come.
The sense of floating continued but it seemed that there was something surrounding me. I was not fearful or had any anxiety. The power of my environment was so peaceful and now I could hear some sounds. They were all around me and it made me wonder where I had journeyed. I thought of the water fountain in my backyard and realized that I was surrounded by water and the sounds were the beautiful rhythm of the droplets. Somehow, I had become part of the cascading water that made up the calming sounds from the fountain.
So many times I had rested near the fountain just to hear the persistent droplets and all issues seemed to fade away. Now I was part of the process and seemed to enjoy it even more. I was the water that dropped from level to level and enjoyed the ride. It was like being on a never-ending water slide. Time seemed to slow down and although I was immersed in water, a feeling of peace was ever-present.
The joy of the water slide continued for an unknown period and it was wonderful. The experience was slowing down now, and the sound of droplets seemed to be fading. I was excited about the possibilities of what was next. I didn’t seem to care about what would be next, which was strange because in another realm I always had to know what was coming. It was the preparation that was necessary in my life but now I realized that always needing to prepare for the next experience limited my enjoyment of the current reality.
As the slide disappeared, I was transformed to floating again but this time it was on a slow-moving current that was taking me to an unknown destination. This journey was taking on different aspects yet remained so tranquil that my thoughts were always of the best parts of my life. The sounds of the river had replaced all the sounds of the fountain and were so calming that I didn’t even care where it was taking me.
Connection to the earth and the dirt had always been part of the experience so far. As I progressed in my floating sensation, I realized the dirt aspect was replaced totally by water. It seemed to be taking me to places I had never been in a very serene and peaceful environment. I also had a sense of salt creeping into my nostrils. This must be the ocean. I was floating rapidly over the wide expanse and at times, dipping into the surf then rising above with no effort. My whole journey had sped up and it was wonderful. I had lost all perception of time and didn’t care whatsoever.
I seemed to be slowing down and really didn’t know what to expect. All I had been experiencing was the sound of water, surf, waves. Now I was hearing a melody that I didn’t recognize but it was extremely soothing and peaceful. I was moving slowly over the water with the wonderful music accompanying me on my journey. The music was something that I’d never heard before, but it seemed I never wanted to stop hearing it.
I sensed that I was nearing the end of my journey. My travels over the water, whether it be river, lake, ocean or whatever had been incredible. Now I was reaching a distant shore. Of course, I had no idea what distant shore this was but that didn’t seem to matter. As I neared the shore, the blue of the water faded into the color of a beach and then a light green vegetation that was just beyond sand dunes. All the colors were incredibly sharp and vibrant. I didn’t know what to make of it all, yet it was starting to change again from the light green to the dark green, the color of grass.
All at once, the wide expanse of grass became much more detailed and I could see every blade. All at once I realized I was in my original blade of grass. From the bottom of that blade I rose to the top and as I sprang out of the top, I realized what a magical blissful journey I had just been on. I also realized that I could take this journey anytime I wanted to.
Dare to take the time to really look at the next blade of grass that is in front of you. You just might slide into bliss.
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