Silver Parachute
In the current bestseller, “The Hunger Games” *, contestants in the arena who are fighting for their lives, occasionally receive a gift – something they need. It descends from the sky, totally unexpected and just in the nick of time, floating gently toward them under a silver parachute.
In the Warrior Forest, silver parachutes can be spotted often. They are simply, moments of “grace”. A yogi “opens to grace” and her body evolves into the Wheel Posture – the backbend she has been seeking. The mother, wanting to gift her child an opportunity, receives an unexpected check in the mail. The student shops with her savings and finds the very items she wanted on sale. The older man grins when the unusually cool rain interrupts the long days of heat. The child’s attention is caught by the funny little gecko climbing on the fence and forgets his disappointment. The grief-stricken soul awakens one morning, observes the beauty of dawn, and has hope in her heart.
Moments of Grace kind of “float in” without effort or merit. Sometimes we are fatigued and not believing or having faith in life and goodness. We are trudging – yes, trudging! Then we see it, high up in the sky, glinting as it floats down to us, landing at our feet. We smile because inside the wrapper is the very thing we need, and just in the nick of time.
In the Warrior Forest, we live in the field of all possibilities, and have faith! No effort, focus or expectation is required. Gifts do come, and when one does, we smile and are alerted to the goodness of life. The very thing we need is in our hands, brought by way of a silver parachute because we are loved.
Sarah sarah@powerupeight.com
* The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Photo of One Seed “Parachute” from a Dandelion: http://morningmacro.studiosaynuk.com
