A Quiet Day

I have traveled a great deal in Concord –Henry David Thoreau

This is one of my favorite quotes from Thoreau because it expresses that travel does not have to be through large outer spaces. Concord was a small town but Thoreau traveled great distances in this small space, gaining insight though paying close attention to every detail.

I like this quote because it reflects my own experience. As a person who does not drive I travel on foot (as Thoreau did) and observe the relatively small geographical space that I call my neighborhood. Much of my experience is interior sparked by exterior circumstances or generated through my own self talk and will.

Yes, I think we can create our own inner experience. This is done by what we choose to focus our attention on. We can shift our inner experience by choosing something that makes us feel good rather than something that generates a negative emotion.

This is what I have learned from the teaching of Abraham. (www.abraham-hicks.com). Abraham is now calling that feel-good place the vortex. It is where we learn to create our reality by reaching for things that feel good.

Today I was reminded of this as I was watching a TV show on the home network. A couple were looking for a house to buy and could not find one that was big enough. They were looking for something a little larger than 3000 square feet and around a half-million dollars. My critical mind kicked in and I almost started an inner tirade about how some people just could not be happy, and what did people need with that much, etc, etc. Then a calmer voice took over and I reminded myself that my judgments did nothing but diminish me. Then I was able to see and enjoy the beauty of the houses they were looking at. There was an inner shift that made me feel peaceful.

Sometimes it takes an effort of will to focus on something that feels better but the time required to make a shift is surprisingly short.

Today, was a quiet day spent attending to small things. Nevertheless, I feel that I traveled far on the interior journey.

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