How Green Is Your Valley?

Although this was written 3 years ago. It can still have affect as to what we are experiencing in our lives today. Do not go into illusion and feel as if Universal Life Force (God) has given up on you.

Blessings dear souls, Timelesssoul1

How Green Is Your Valley?

            You are walking out through a wide and long meadow when you come upon something that stirs your imagination and your soul to the very core. This picture is so grand, so intensely extreme that it takes your breath away.  The overpowering strength of the force of its nature draws you closer to get a better view.

           

            Picture in your mind some high rugged mountains, where steep rocks strive to retain the outlying edges. These mountains rest across a blue sky where only wisps of clouds dare to envelope the peaks. Resting tranquilly through the middle of these mountains is a deep green valley. How odd the valley looks from a distance inside this steep jagged surface. Still something beckons you closer to feel the full effect.

            As you get closer you hear trickling water, singing birds, see many butterflies and hear the humming of bees. That’s when you notice the exuberance of what you have stumbled into. In this deep green valley running smoothly through these high rugged mountains, a small stream feeds the lush green valley from a ravine running down the middle of the mountains. Half way up on the other side of the mountain you notice a clear, deep blue, abundantly flowing waterfall. Now you feel a sense of peace come over you as you move closer noticing the lavishness of this deep green valley. You blissfully surrender to your surroundings as you become one with this natural scene. You are part of the lush green grass, the meadow, the flowers, and the gratefulness of the song-filled birds. You become so transfixed on the tranquility that you no longer see the ruggedness of the mountains. They are all just a part of the surroundings, but they are not at the heart of what lies inside.

            Now envision this: Think of the rugged mountains as life’s challenges or obstacles you come across. The deep green valley is the heart of you. The waterfall represents God/Universal Source. It seems that sometimes in our lives, we only see the rugged mountains. We forget to experience and refresh ourselves under the waterfall that is always available to us. We forget to go within in prayer or meditation and let God wash over and cleanse our struggling hearts and minds.

            The color green is associated with the heart chakra. The heart chakra is the energy flowing in the center of our chest. When we go through too many struggles in our lives and our heart chakra is out of balance, we may experience difficulty in relationships. We may attempt to depend on someone else for our happiness and feel a lack of self discipline. To balance this feeling, breathe in God’s love, create something, go into nature and feel the balance of life around you. Give, donate, share something with someone and expect nothing in return. By doing this you release the emotionally suppressed trauma you have held in your heart. Your expression is one of love in action. It will create in you a limitless compassion filling your heart with empathy and most important forgiveness. The act of forgiving yourself for holding on to something that did not bring you a sense of peace will make an emerald lotus cross in your heart chakra emit a bright shining light. This bright shining light dwelling in your heart will pull the imminence of love and peace to you. You will know you are never alone. Breathe in the God light, bring in the lushness, the emerald peace into your heart.  Release, relax and let go of the past. God is with you now, God is with you always. Rugged times may come again and when they do, ask yourself, how deep and green is your valley?

                        ~~~ Cherlyn Sekhmet Alexander ~~~ (Cherlyn Finley)

                                               4/13/09