Relaxing into Acceptance

It was an amazing day in Los Angeles today; the air was crisp and fresh after a morning fog. We walked around the J.Paul Getty Museum and had the privilege of hearing an extremely talented group of young people sing traditional music - their rendition of "Ave Maria" brought tears not just to my eyes, but left the entire audience awe struck. I was lucky enough to have my daughter be one of the singers.

My husband and I weren't planning on attending the concert; it was a last minute event and we only went after our daughter pulled the "every other parent will be there" card, and it occurred to us that even though she's been in several concerts already this month, even though she is nearly sixteen, and even though she never mentioned until five minutes before the concert that she wanted us present, it mattered to her that we attend. We weren't really doing anything else - cleaning out the kitchen cabinets was my original plan, so we acquiesced and drove out to watch out of what we thought was parental duty. And then we were swept away by the joy of listening to the purity of the young voices in an amazing setting.

So my mantra for the rest of the weekend is: "relax and hear the truth." It seems like lots of us are just moving through our time out of habit - choosing to stay inside and clean kitchen cabinets when its time to stop, drive out to a place of beauty right there ready for us, and listen for the truth. It will come in on the voices of our kids singing when we are ready, relaxed and open to hearing it. The sound of truth beats the broken record of false, inaccurate voices we've been stuck listening to up until now. The repetition of these delusions in our minds is harmful.

Our fate, the fate of all of us, depends on our ability to hear, (and see and embody,) what's happening accurately. It's important for us to be aware of the helpful, healthful consequences on our bodies when we relax into what is beautiful, and pure and true. Then we ourselves can become a mouthpiece because that same truth is contained within us.

When all those inaccurate "sub-voices" prattling around inside our heads shut up, then we can recognize the voice of truth that is right there in front of us, and learn to undo our error. When we heal our own perception, then the healing of everyone else around us will follow. "Ave Maria" never sounded better than it did today at the Getty; it's time to relax, be still, and listen to the lovely, precious song of truth all around us, always.