Finding energy in stillness

As I create a felt meditation as part of my Centering Prayer project, I cut a white circle into thin strips. Desiring to keep the image circular, rather than creating an oval, I take the strip that I am removing to create negative space and place it on the second black square.

I ponder the notion of surrender and the creation of the vacuum that is created when we relinquish our thoughts. What is negative space in one realm becomes positive in the other. I understand fully the idea that nature abhors a vacuum and comprehend the universal law that we must be in harmony with the energy that we desire. Is this what is happening as I attempt to empty to the flow of spirit.

Is that why Centering Prayer deepens the connection to spirit?

In this physical meditation, I take what I have removed to create negative space and place it on a different field. What is negative becomes positive. In Centering Prayer, I empty my mind of my worldly thoughts and I make room for thoughts or energy that flows beyond our earthly borders.

Through the physical process, I moisten the two layers and carefully roll it to consummate the newly formed unit. As I sit in meditation each day, I reinforce my desire to detach from earthly concerns and apply myself with loving attention to the experiences in my day.

To be fully present is indeed the outcome of letting go. It is deliciously ironic, the humor of divine intention on earth.