Fly Above Consciousness

It’s easy to feel so big, so important. All or nothing. Our ego's take over our being and we are the masters of the universe- in our own minds. We see it every day in this selfie culture of we live in, a world of narcissism and an “all about me” mentality. We are basically trained to be that way. Connections are less important than the filters on our photos. Respect is lost and love is even fewer and farther between. We stay inward and private- in our little cocoons of safety. Don’t make eye contact, don’t strike up a conversation! Hell, don't even put on your signal while driving because you will seem weak. It’s all about importance and this ego driven self pumping mentality. Making each interaction a quick in and out, and disregarding the other humans as part of our existence, but rather just someone in our way.

While separating ourselves from them we separate ourselves from just that, ourselves. Staying in our cocoon only stifles our own growth. Being unconscious and unaware we are essentially sitting around in stifled souls. Barely existing as we avoid contact out of fears, insecurities, and mistrusts that were left as gifts from previous loves, loses, and pain. Our wounds may heal but they subtly continue to inflict us. With each interaction the possibility of some trigger from a pain we may not even remember, or have ever been aware of. All of a sudden it feels as though daggers have been lodged into our bodies, and we react. Not knowing why or how we send backlash through the air, permeating those in our path. Causing more pain, more angst, and retaliation once again. Perpetuating the process, our frustrations bounce back and forth and we do not even know how to stop it.
We  try to convince ourselves we have friends, lovers, and families whom we share mutual love and meaning. But what of it is at a surface level? Ask yourself, at what level are we truly connecting? Are we honest? Is it real? Do we feel free? Or are we merely wearing a mask, and only letting them see the persona we choose to show. What if we were true to the core? Allowing the most uncomfortable, honest truths about ourselves to be revealed. In reality, true freedom only comes from utmost purity with nothing to hide.
Embracing our flaws and insecurities we can grow to love ourselves only as we are, without pretenses or expectations. Only truth. As we grow we can be an example of that to others and our transparency will translate to allow others to feel free to be themselves as well. This does not occur over night in this world of augmented bodies and minds.

Speaking from the heart we can share a warmth and compassion that only exists with the absence of motives or fears. Just being. This does not come so easily for most. We have trained ourselves to hide from fear. Self protection has been the only device we can use in times of pain. These inflictions can feel so suffocating. So we close off. Into our cocoon we go.
But at what cost. Shielding ourselves from the pain only shields from the opposite, which is love. In order to appreciate one we must experience the other. Feeling love for someone so strongly inevitably leads to feeling the vulnerability of that love being rejected, and fear of losing them, and pain. But there is really no other purpose in this life than true, purposeful love. It is worth any amount of pain it can bring. A unity of truth between two beings and an honest appreciation of one another is without fail the most beautiful relationships we can find, romantic or otherwise. In the grand scheme of life to find a connection with another can be so rare, so fleeting. But so invaluable that it should be cherished.

Something truly magical happens when you are flying in an airplane, looking out that window as we soar above the ground. The land below seems so small. Cruising through the clouds as you observe through this piece of machinery being engulfed in these enormous balls of fluff in the sky. Appreciating the science of the evaporated rain forming these beautiful clouds. It can make you feel really small. Rather, it allows you to feel really small. Something we fight on a daily basis. When being big is the goal of our lives, to just take a moment and appreciate the wonder of the universe in all its amazing glory. It is breathtaking. It is unreal. Breathing in and allowing the power to take over. Quieting the thought and appreciating the stillness. It's what our inner consciousness craves. Stillness, truth, beauty.