Peaceful Abiding

IMG_0447Sitting meditation next to a pool of clear beautiful water… observing the dance of sunlight and shadow, the breeze sending ripples that expand out and dissolve. The awareness of the water is so similar to all that is happening within my mind. Thoughts are ever-present, but there is no need to dwell on them, instead, I can notice I’ve drifted into thinking and in that moment of awareness, return to the breath. Again and again, just like the breeze stirs up the water, thinking stirs up the mind, and ever so gently, the water calms again, just as meditation calms the mind and brings me peace.