By Sharon Campbell Rayment – Special to the Sydenham Current
One of the most transformational moments for me was meeting Malachi at the gate after my accident and having him place his head on my right shoulder and then pushing his neck to my ear so I could hear his heartbeat.
There really are no words that I can use to truly explain the joy, connection, and hope I found within that heartbeat.
I knew in that moment that I wasn’t alone.
I knew that through the anger, frustration, sadness, anxiety, and depression I was experiencing that I was connected to something so much deeper than what I was experiencing.
It felt like I had become one with him and heard all of the heartbeats of all beings of the earth.
The rhythm of hope that truly connects us all without our conscious effort.
Our Connection is Always There
Though Malachi is a Spirit Horse now, I still feel his presence, his hope, and the whispers to not give up.
To stay grounded, to be present to those I love, and to be resilient in challenging times.
Though we are often unaware of it, as we come into connection with each other there is an invisible circle, called the torus, resonating from the heart that connects us.
You will know how this feels to connect in this circle if someone has stood too close to you in a line at Tim Horton’s!
You may feel a bit panicked, or annoyed, or even angry.
They’ve invaded your personal space, the innermost torus, without your invitation.
Or maybe you have sensed someone is coming up behind you.
This may have been felt as perhaps “butterflies” in your stomach suddenly started fluttering, you felt your heart perhaps speed up. These are feelings that you are often unaware of, but this is the torus of your awareness.
Or you may have felt your heart race at the sound of a siren or a baby crying that is your environmental torus.
Truly we are all connected with the rhythm of life, the heartbeat of connection, the invisible pulse of hope.
Walking Together
You can also experience this heartbeat of connection as you walk the labyrinth.
As the path weaves you near, then apart, we are never truly ever disconnected.
If you would like to experience deeper connection within, with your heart’s desire, with Spirit, and renew your passion, inner peace, and possibilities join us May 26, 2022 at 7 p.m. at Trinity United in Wallaceburg.
We will walk the labyrinth together, or you may choose to journey with one of our finger labyrinths, or just experience the silence within and connect as a community.
Until then my friends remember that each breath you take is a breath of connection within, with God, and with all of our relations united as one.
One Breath, One Heartbeat, One Song.
