26. Life Can Wait: It’s Never Too Late to Meditate

It’s been a while since my last post. In truth, I needed time away to grieve, heal, and recover from the loss of my father. Although I’ve always felt comfortable with death and understood it as a natural part of life, I hadn’t prepared my soul for the experience of loss.

To be honest, I naïvely believed that practising non-attachment would spare me the weight of such an emotional challenge. But it wasn’t my soul that was grieving; it was my body that needed me to show up. The body shaped by my parents needed time to mourn its creator.

My dharma (reason for being) is to teach meditation. And while I had plans and goals in place to help me fulfil that mission, I soon realised I couldn’t cope. I needed to step away from my work, to grieve, to heal, to recover, and to meditate.

Even though it felt as if I’d disappeared for over a year to realign my chakras and reconnect with my faith, life carried on. The world kept turning. I was held, I found support, and everything was as I left it. The blog was still waiting for its next post, my work was still being discovered, and this quiet hiatus, from teaching meditation to practising it for myself, made my work more meaningful. It also put me back at the heart of its creation.

So today’s lesson is simple: if you need to pause and stop to restore your truth, do it. Life is one continuous sequence; your break is simply part of the journey, not a diversion or a distraction. I did, and I’m back to work feeling confident and ready to continue.

This is what truth-seeking meditation is all about: aligning with your truth so you can live fully. And when something happens that causes you to lose sight of it, make time to meditate as soon as you realise you’ve drifted.

Life will always wait for Truth to show up, so much so that even Christians, Muslims, and Jews have been waiting for thousands of years.

Just as a creator holds power over their creation, your Truth, whatever it may be, will always hold power over your life. Honour it.

Next week, we'll explore the concept of dharma and your reason for being.

STUDY UPDATE: I’ve learnt that meditation can sometimes feel too intimidating for people with neurodivergent minds to approach as a practice and tool for support. So, after much discussion, I’ve opened up my private tarot reading practice. It has become a meaningful way to connect with my neurodivergent students and invite them to practice.

If you’re interested in a reading, head over to Truth Seeking Tarot (truthseekingtarot.com).

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