The Gold Mind

This year 2020 has been a tough one for many of us. We were rudely awakened to our mortality. For others, it awakened us to our spirituality. 2020 provided us the opportunity to go within and to reflect on our lives. As part of the process, we are then able to clear out the debris from the past along with our fears of the future, so allowing us to relax in the present.
I was speaking with a young lady a few days ago and she remarked that I had a glow to my skin and was curious to know what products I was using. I smiled when she made the comment. It was not the first time someone said that to me in recent weeks and though I felt flattered to a certain extent and was tempted to say, Milani, I smiled at her and replied, “its 2020”. She did not understand and looked at me quizzically as if to determine whether I was joking or there was a meaning that she missed. For some reason, she thought better about pursuing the topic and so we switched to talking about something else.

I was the beneficiaries of one of the gifts that this year offered, the opportunity to relax into the present moment.

I went deep within,
past the traumas of my childhood,
the chips on my shoulders,
the tears in my heart,
the fears for my future,

I entered that mind shaft and found a cache of pure gold.

So the glow she saw emanating from my skin was gold dust.