A few minutes into my meditation, I am met by a bee. She just flies right in, hoovers in front of
my inner eye and stares. Being polite,
I stare back. Moments pass. Nothing.
I decide to engage, so I communicate the thought “Hello!” Nothing.
Bee poker face. We continue the
"don’t blink" contest. More
moments. I try again, “Why are you
here?” She continues starring, as only
an insect with hair on her eyes can do.
My mind is racing with questions and curiosities, my heart pulsing,
almost as if I am also holding myself in the air. That thought bridges me to my visitor. She is holding one position. She is flapping her wings over 11,000 times
her second and is absolutely still. She
is stunning. Once I really start taking
her in, we are off. And I we are
flying!! Fast, to the point where the
world is blurred. I am following. She is focused, intent upon her
destination.
I have always wanted to fly.
I dream about it often. This is
SO cool. Suddenly, I know where we are going!! We are headed to the hive. I imagine what that will be like. I feel like a kid in the back seat of a long
car ride asking every five seconds “Are we there yet?”
With this thought, she spins around. Now she is flying backwards AND starring at
me. Clearly my mental chatter is a rock
concert in her Zen garden. I am grasshopper to a bee.
I breathe. Smile. She is good.
With that thought, we arrive at the sweetest of homes. The hive is breathtaking. The combs are like Chagall windows dripping
hues of golden light. It is sacred and
Holy, and yet buzzing with activity. All
action focused upon a common goal. These
intention specialists leave no one behind. My heart is filled with the power of
efficiency and purpose. There it is, the unity in Community.
With that thought, I am back in my world, but a little
different. A little wiser. My mind, calm. I relax into the moment. Thank you Honey Bee for the opportunity to
drink in your Divine, to witness the beauty of togetherness, to reconnect and just bee.
