Ruminating with Rumi
Stop! Stand in the moment. Accept all that it holds with peace of heart. The world owes you nothing. It is a tablet on which you write. What do you choose to say? It is best said from your joy and wisdom within, rather than from the ignorance and fear of the world.
In the moment, all is provided. Stop to hear. Open your eyes to see. Your abundance cannot be hidden. Joy leads the way. Wisdom follows. Surrender to the voice within that reveals all. It is your own. All is told from within the silence. Words not included.
Be the water. Water conveys. The flowing of the mountain stream brings nourishment to the valley. Water heated by Earth’s fire carries warmth to your skin as you soak in hot springs under starry skies. Water carries soil from your body back to the ground as you stand naked in a warm summer rain. Water nourishes, warms, and cleanses you. Water conveys like twia reveals joy—in silence without words. You are that which I AM. You are joy conveyed by the flowing river within. Be the water. Convey joy to the world.
Shout out your joy. Let it ring. Bring joy to all. You are the way. There is no other. Do not deny your reality. Exist in the world through twia. The essence of I AM is in all. Do not fear thorns where roses bloom. When you expect the worst, let joy in. Joy overcomes all expectations—good and bad. What is good in life is still expectation from desires that you hold. Joy has no good and bad. It has no opposite. Joy is your true nature. You are joy. Look in the mirror. See joy. Look at your neighbor. See joy. Joy is the eternal in you, and you are that which I AM.