Walk Gently, Move Fearlessly

“Keep walking though there is no place to get to.

Don’t try to see through the distances.

That’s not for human beings. Move within,

but don’t move the way fear makes you move.”

Rumi

There are many great truths in this short poem. The first that I notice is to keep going…to keep on keeping on…to not let anything or anyone be the reason that you stop. This walking idea is a metaphor for us. It represents the keeping on that we do in consciousness, not in the busyness of life. To keep walking is to maintain awareness, to stay alert, to allow wisdom to arise. It is not the ‘walk’ of searching outside. It is the ‘walk’ of awakening to our magnificence and potential. This awakening happens in the moment and over time as we ‘walk’.

The second truth I see is that the key to ‘walking’ successfully is to not be moved by fear. There are a hundred stories that you could tell right now that spring from fear. The fear of not having enough and not being good enough. The fear of making a wrong choice and of not knowing what to do. The fear of failing or of someone noticing your shortcomings. The fear of losing what you have or never having what you desire. The fear of not making a difference. The fear of being alone.

We should move the way love makes us move. Love softens our heart and looks for possibilities. Love is never discouraged. Love sees good and feels joy. Love in our heart clears out a way for the Divine to flow through.

Love through you allows the great masterpiece that you are to become known on earth.

Walk gently and move fearlessly.

Peace always

Paula