I was reading Martha Beck’s Finding Your Way In A Wild New World recently and came across a line that made me stop in my tracks.
Beck writes, “We are made of just two things: stardust and sunshine. Unbearably chirpy as that sounds, it’s factually true. Every molecule in your body was made in the belly of a massive star that exploded, hurling all the elements we know into space.”
If you know me, you know I don’t like to stop at reading just one piece of information. I pulled up several articles, including a super comprehensive one from The National History Museum, which confirmed Beck’s statement.
Wowzer.
Thinking in this way fills my heart with calm. I picture scenes from one of my favorite movies, Contact and dream of the possibilities that exist right inside of me.
Does that sound self-aggrandizing? I hope not. I don’t mean for it to.
I always say that wintertime brings a bit of the blues out in me. So, it’s times like these when imagery helps.
Dreaming of myself as bits of stardust and sunshine allow me to meditate on holding sunshine within myself. I find that meditation is REALLY HARD, but it helps when I concentrate on specific images, I can make it through 5 minutes (I know, I know, this impresses you, too!).
But if we are what we believe, channeling a little stardust makes me part of a beautiful, elegant universe. That makes me peaceful. And meditation makes me peaceful.
What thoughts brought you peace today? Share the peace!
4 the Love of Peace 