The Mesmerizing Dawn

This morning, like many mornings, I found myself in an altered state of consciousness-somewhere between sleeping and awakening. I don't know about you, but for me, it's a place where if I listen closely enough, there is a tiny whisper deep within me. I experience a deeper awareness about my life than I do once I fully awaken. Some people insist that this is almost a meditative place that we all naturally experience-a place where we are much more in tune with our spirit, mind, god, or the Universe. Because we have kids, have slept in, or a million other distractions that find us upon awakening, we can easily miss this extraordinary experience with our higher selves.

The language spoken within the soul simply can't be translated easily. Receiving messages from within is almost like telling someone a crazy dream you had. In that dream, everything seemed to make sense-the sequence of events wasn't confusing-but as soon as you grab your friend or partner and start to explain it, it can be challenging. We usually substitute what was understanding in our dream for explanations like "I don't know how to explain it now, it was 'weird'." The experience made sense in our dream mind, but not our conscious one. Soul messages are often the same.

My soul was telling me in my altered state of consciousness things I cannot easily explain, for my words could never do it justice. In essence, it was the knowing that every day we awaken to this world in which we may feel so scared or overwhelmed in, we can truly decide to change the way we live. While we may take it for granted, human beings have only begun to operate on auto-pilot going a million miles an hour in the last century or so. We hadn't always lived this way.

So, if you find you are bogged down by stress, make it a habit to not jump out of bed in the morning. Awaken slowly. Listen carefully. Your soul has many things it wants to tell you.