We live in a world full of unanswered questions, we put faith and trust into things we have no evidence for with our five senses, we get confused as to why bad things happen to such good people, and we are interested in explorations into outer space to find out what is beyond our life on planet earth, to name a few of the mysteries of life.
You know that you have had experiences you can not explain. You have had coincidences that are, well, beyond coincidence, you have heard messages through songs, or thoughts or dreams or from a sentence you read or a conversation you have had, messages where you find an answer you had been searching for. You have experienced having ESP or a hunch or intuition and you were right. You have had many experiences in your life where you simply could not explain it, it came from somewhere else. All of those experiences are from the Mystery.
My two friends and I were sitting out on my patio in AZ on a beautiful warm fall evening. Our conversations turned to our moms as both of my friends had recently experienced grief from their mom’s passing. As they both were talking about their mom, a praying mantis flew in and sat on a pillow right next to us. It was the most surprising thing! We had never been so close to one, nor had I ever seen one in AZ. If you have the good fortune of being next to a praying mantis-they are eerily personable, in that, they have big eyes and they turn their heads to look at you. This one did just that. It sat between us and moved its head as to say go on I am listening. Within a few more minutes another one flew in. With the coincidence of two praying mantises joining us at this time in our conversation, we knew that the mothers had just come to join us. They flew in to message their daughters that we are ok, we are free of our human bodies, but we live out there in the Mystery. We have flown in to join you in your conversation and as a reminder that we are still within reach.
Many people I have known who have lost loved ones tell me that they are visited by them again in the form of birds, hummingbirds, or feathers are found near them when thinking of them. We knew that the two mothers visited us embodied in the visiting praying mantises Their timing was perfect, as they joined us and became part of our conversation. One of my friends told me she has never had such a better relationship with her mom until after she passed, as that they talk every day. Another friend is visited by his late wife for coffee each morning. The Mystery is as real as our daily five-senses reality. However, one has to be open to the Mystery to see and experience it.
For those of you who prefer a more grounded Mystery-watch the beautiful documentary My Octopus Teacher, you will see before your eyes the many unexplainable Mysteries of ocean life and one particularly fascinating relationship between a human and an octopus. The Mystery is beautiful.
As you are waking wise today, be open to the unexplainable, that which defies logic, the intelligence in our universe, the extrasensory experiences, and embrace the Mystery with whatever name you wish to call it. It is everywhere if you are open to life beyond logic.
