I’m compelled to share this with you. As the 12 step program suggests “Take what you like and leave the rest”.

The last two days in a row when I meditated, I ended up falling asleep. In both dreams I slowly went blind.

When I came out of these meditations, I felt terrified and anxious at the same time.

Why was I so scared?
Because I had to see things differently, beyond face value.

We are all on autopilot most of the time. We don’t see a problem until it’s too late. These are our blind spots.

We take our sight for granted. We also complain about what we see. Some of us criticize how our bodies look.

Others are embarrassed that our house or car is not luxurious enough or that we don’t have the latest fashion item.

We program ourselves to believe that we are not enough.

Then you are blind without knowing it because you are special.

Imagine if you went blind? Could you ever see it as a blessing?

I received a glimpse of what it was like to be consciously blind. Having had this experience, I urge you to take quiet time to rest and meditate. If only for five minutes.

Below is a poem written by Heidi Hockman. She gradually lost her eye-sight four years ago. I was inspired to share her experience. It touched my soul:

I talked to my God
told him I wanted to have my vision back
He told me “you can’t”
I told him I wanted to find my way
He told me “You can’t”
I told him I wanted to have a strong will
He told me “you can’t”
I told him I wanted to feel his love
he told me ” You can’t
I then told him “God, I swear if you give me these things I will promise to try and help all those in the world that cross my path”
He told me “I can’t”
I pondered, struggled, and cried
He gently broke through my sobs and told me” My child, I did not say may not, I said can not”
” You can not because you don’t believe you can”
“When you believe you can, you’ll see that all these things and more already are what you want them to be