Day 56 - Beautiful

I love this song, and I greatly appreciate its message. 

“The time is right, I’m gonna pack my bags and take that journey down the road, cuz over the mountain I see the bright sun shining and I want to live inside the glow.”  At some point life, we have all come to a place where we have seen that things are not as we would like them to be, and we needed to make a decision.  This song speaks to choosing a path and a place that is “beautiful.”  No longer can India.Arie live in a place that is simply mediocre, but she must live in the glow of the sun and in a place where “the sky opens to my prayer.”  The visual of such a place is stunning, as communion with the Divine seems uninhibited by church buildings, traditions, and doctrines, and she can experience that Presence and love shining upon her just by virtue of her acknowledgment that the Presence is there.

Of course, in such a transition, it’s often necessary to leave people behind… whether temporarily or permanently.  Because of this, she must give some assurance to concerned loved ones: “Please understand that it’s not that don’t care, but right now these walls are closing in on me.  I love you more than I love life itself, but I need to find a place where I can breathe.”  Sometimes, we have to get by ourselves for a while to find our "beautiful."  As much as we love the people in our lives, there are some things that we cannot find and experience in the presence of others.  That doesn't mean that we can't share the experience later, but some things have to be done in solitude.

Where is your “beautiful”?  If you had to describe and envision a “beautiful” for your life, what would it look like?  What would it include?  My "beautiful" would be a place where all the parts of me that I've been taught are at war are actually working together at peace - my mind, my emotions, my divine connection (spirit), my body, etc.  I would be at peace with myself, having as full a knowledge of Alexandria as I could at any given time, allowing me to be at peace with others in their various forms and places in life.  My relationships would be healthy and getting better with open communication and great degrees of understanding and transparency.  And I would be able to bring healing to those in need....  

What is your "beautiful"?  Do you even know?