One’s viewpoint follows one’s line of sight. Stand on a mountain top and look west. Voila, one sees what one can see. As one turns on, the view changes. Everything pivots on the choice of where to look. I find myself rediscovering a lesson of how one sees and responds to life in any given moment. As I hear a whisper, I turn, and everything changes in an instant.
I reflect in the early morning light, changes all around me are happening just beyond my line of sight. I close my eyes and find myself on a bicycle coming down a hill in Redlands California. It was my first time on the bicycle post-surgery. The unknown I ride with is the reality of relying on a secondary balance nerve connecting my right ear to my mind and awareness. The ride has been awesome, and with the speed picking up, I feel life at its best!
In a precautionary move, I look down at my feet. Instantly, I lose awareness of motion and direction. It feels as if I was floating in space, weightless. Panicking, I looked up and instantly everything is as it was before looking down. I looked down again, and every sense disappeared again. As I pivoted back and forth, in and out of balance, it was as if life was teaching me as quickly as I was giving my mind time to understand the new balance nerve signals.
With hindsight, I now know that my mind was learning a new language and conversation with my balance nerve. I understand that for me, when this situation repeats (thankfully less with time), there is a process to see and learn differently.
A formula I carry with me continues to be frequently used. When confused, turn to a place of safety, let one’s heart learn how to see and understand what is unfolding. This is especially true with the positive intent of Divinity and others on your side; “he gives the command and it all melts; he breathes on winter – suddenly it’s spring!” (Psalm 147.18).
