Into the Abyss

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A beautiful example Tara, thank you. - chrism

 

 

 

 

 

, " tara_tuttare "

<taratuttare wrote:

>

> Once my youngest daughter was sitting on a branch in a tree. She

was six. She said " Look

> mommy, watch me drop and dangle from this branch " . Then I saw the

fear and

> trepidation in her eyes, she hesitated knowing she had made a

commitment to jump, yet

> she was very aware that she could fall and get hurt. She almost

jumped many times,

> waiting for the right moment, calculating the risks; wanting to

jump, then thinking and

> pulling herself back. All at once without thinking about it, she

let herself fall, jumping into

> the abyss without a second thought. She had complete trust in the

nature of the universe

> at that moment. She surrendered herself to whatever force was

going to take her. The

> branch caught her and she dangled there in mid air, not realizing

fully what had

> happened. Then the joy in her exploded. This is courage. This is

Trust. This is surrender.

> When we simple know we are taken care of and guided, we can loosen

the grip of the mind

> and jump into the void without fear.

>

> Loving thoughts,Tara

>