I
was asked to cut down a bush for a friend, and in so doing, I became one with
the experience. Many branches were emerging from the bush.
Some were dead, some were partially dead, and others were just budding leaves.
The branches were all entangled, some
small, some large, each wrapping around the other. The dead limbs broke off
easily, as they were brittle and had no life. The live branches were flexible
and would not break, as they were strong with life. I saw my mind like that
bush. For as I looked within it, I saw habits I didn't want that needed to
be cut down, dead beliefs that no longer served me and had to go. So I cut
and chopped and cleared away the bush. The roots also had to go. I had to
dig deep into the ground to remove them, thus preventing the bush from growing
back again. I also dug out the old memories and fears that lay underground
in my mind until all the old ego mind was gone forever.
