"Just Enough to Prime the Well..."

Prior to listening to the meditation practice of the day I heard this story; A man that had been lost in the desert for days was at the end of his supplies. No food, no water, no hope. He stumbled across a well with a container of water and a note. The note read, "Do not drink this water, it is to prime the well." Not knowing if the well had water the man had to chose, drink the water for a couple of days, or risk it and prime the well in hopes there was more water.

I sit quietly, my focus on the image of a God so pure, so strong, so true that I cannot give the image a face. It is just a presence. I  can visualize light coming from this image directly to me, through me. Thoughts of the day drift away as I am drawn to the light. My mind is light, there is less concept of time. Suddenly, in the silence I hear a voice say, "Just enough to prime the well." Those words were etched in my mind for the rest of the day. I realized that I have many hopes and dreams that I often limit to my small, obscured view. Having faith in something greater than yourself, that there is more there than you could ever see, takes an inner strength that meditation has helped me to tap into. Going to that place where I feel free to explore my mind and reach beyond the limits of this world...my quest to create an integral system within my community is my way of priming the well. I am preparing myself to take the risk and reach for what I can't see, but know is there.

Now I do have plenty of work to do before I can see this dream through. "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself." The beauty of my struggle with my health and weight is that I can say I have been there. I understand the fight, I am still in it everyday. It is powerful to live by example. Meditation has changed my life; how I feel about myself, what's important, what I give value. It is so important to remember the struggle to relate to others while they are in transition. It gives the work I do authenticity.

Meditation has improved my outlook, my overall health. I can enjoy the present, while I prepare for the future. I know what I want, and I am willing to take risk by stepping away from the traditional and into the vastness of conscientiousness.