by ROBERT JONES
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5 October 2019
One Day I began to See in Another Way A reflection by Rob Jones Twin Waters 2019 One day, As I was returning to this world from solitude, I noticed that I was beginning to see in another way. Not in the normal calculating way though. No harsh need for fear-based prerequisites, To protect my system, Or my sense of self. But in a way where I no longer needed separation or polarisation of any kind. A place where everything was connected to everything. Even opposites were welcomed and embraced, And included in a paradoxical way within me, And despite me. It was very disconcerting at first, I felt like I was being disloyal. Like a naughty boy, Not following the rules. But, Then a deep peace came over me. And my heart began to sing. As I followed the peace and the singing, I began to see and feel and experience many things differently. Like seeing what I had seen before, But now through a different lens, And with great clarity. Like seeing soul pain beneath wrongs, And instead of judgment, Love. For myself. Others. And the world. Then, And without warning. The darkness came. And then grief, And then sadness. About so many things. Like parts of my life, That I had long since buried and split off, Now had permission, To re-surface. Into the light With all their shame, Pain, And also, Lost gold. Some days, I made distraction my best friend, Preferring to live in an illusion. Other days, I cried rivers, And sometimes almost got washed away. But always instinctually safe though. Now I See, It is impossible for me to Un-see. Like turning a window shutter, And for the first time, Seeing right through and into what is most real. The human story. Mine. Yours. Ours. The masks we wear, And the games we play. As I reflect on these changes, I know this is being done unto me, From a place of great love. So, I can learn to re- see. Not with eyes of the head, But with eyes of the heart. So, As I continue to, Let go my walls of aloneness, Solitude is Calling me, Back to my one love. Back into oneness, And back into union. Come taste, And See, That it is good.