The Inner Sanctuary

There’s a special place within each and every one of us, our inner sanctuary—what I call our Peacespace. It is available to us at any moment; it is sacred, untouched by the noise of the world; it is quiet, it is peaceful.

This sanctuary is a breath away; all it takes is the intention to be there, to focus on our breath, and to allow the flow of air to gently take us there.

In it, we’ll find our True Nature, the peace that we are. There is immense wisdom and guidance that patiently awaits for us to uncover and follow it.

The secret to joy and lasting happiness lies at the heart of our inner sanctuary, sitting at the bottom of a fountain of love that never stops flowing. We are welcome to come to this spring and drink from its waters of life whenever we are thirsty for love and when joy feels dry.

Whenever we feel lacking, we can enter our sanctuary and rediscover the gifts and treasures that often lie dormant on the ground, waiting to be picked up, nourished, and shared.

In our special, peaceful place, we have also stored memories of the past and our dreams for the future. Different parts of us wander, often lost and confused, within our garden. They, too, are hungry and thirsty for love and in need of a loving leader, a gentle guide that can take them to the eternal fountain of joy, peace, and love that is our Source at the heart of our sanctuary.

We are the guide that can show them the way and remind them that everything is okay and everything will be okay, as long as they remain close to the heart of this inner place- to their Peacespace.

We are the ones who can help them put down the weight they’ve been unnecessarily carrying for so long, and remind them that they can travel light and enjoy the walk, that everything they’ll need is a thought away in this inner world.

We are the ones who can help them heal the wounds of the past and forgive themselves or others for those wounds.

We are the ones that can bring them back to the present—to the eternal now—where all is fresh and anew, where possibility lies in each blooming flower of this garden of light, where we are forgiven for the mistakes of the past, and guided to a bright future in which we remember who we Truly Are.

We are the ones each and every part of us has been waiting for.

And when we sit in the center of our sanctuary in perfect union and harmony between all aspects of our being, when peace has been restored in our inner worlds, and love and joy are freely expressed and shared amongst all parts of us, then perfect union, harmony, peace, love, and joy will be freely expressed, shared, and experienced in the world.

So, take a walk through your inner world. Discover who is in need of your love, of your helping hand and your light, and together return to what’s true inside.

And what’s true inside is true outside as well. For all is a reflection of our inner world. And just as well,  the natural world is a reminder and a mirror for Truth.

The peace, the harmony, the balance, and the beauty that lie within nature are part of you, an extension of your inner world.

So take a walk often in nature, make it your sanctuary, let it take you to the spring of Truth that flows within each particle of this Earth that is your gift and your special place.

Let the boundaries between your inner and outer worlds dissolve in your breath. With each inhale, breathe the world in, with each outbreath,  breathe your Self out.

Allow yourself to bring peace and harmony, love, balance, and joy to this world. Through your being, heaven and earth become one. You are the bridge that connects both. Your body, the instrument through which the gifts of Spirit are manifested and shared here on Earth.

So, take a walk through your inner sanctuary, open the gates of your heart, and allow the waters of your eternal spring of life to freely flow to all. The world is hurting and it is thirsty, joy has run dry, but your fountain is ever-flowing with the light that can quench this thirst and the love that can nourish and heal all.