drop in the ocean

“You are a drop:
Divine being is the ocean.
While you still live,
hold steadily before you
the vision of the whole
and you will be the whole.”

– Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)*

 

Let us hold steady before us the vision of the whole.

Don’t let the divisiveness and turmoil distract us from what is yet to be revealed.

Let us trust in the ocean.

Namaste

29 responses to “* You are a Drop”

  1. Happy to trust in the ocean, Val!!

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    1. Mermaids and water babies do
      As do you Jean
      πŸ’•

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      1. HaHa … but I do in Rumi’s sense as well.

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  2. Going for a walk on the beach on Wednesday morning (and today) restored my equilibrium as I watched the waves engage in constant change.

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    1. The rhythm of nature and its ebb and flow.
      The constant movement and shifting
      Reminds us that we are also a part of it all.
      I would love to be by the ocean right now!
      Thanks Nancy πŸ’›

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  3. The ocean is my happy place.

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    1. Me too Jill. I would so love to live there πŸ’›

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  4. Love this! Thankyou Val πŸ™πŸ»

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    1. Thank you Karen for being the drop …. that sends ripples of healing around the world. And for being here πŸ’›

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      1. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ’šπŸ™πŸ»

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  5. A lovely sentiment to share, Val. Just in time.

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    1. Thank you Lisa πŸ’› I hope life is treating you well. xo

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  6. in this sea
    gives me a wet
    cozy feeling, Val πŸ™‚

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    1. Drops together …. πŸ’•

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  7. So glad we’re drops together, Val.

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    1. Indeed Ann. Indeed πŸ’•

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  8. ‘At the end of the day’, we are all in it together, Val.

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    1. Well said Tom πŸ’•

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  9. I love Rumi and Gibran… ❀

    β€œIn one drop of water are found all the secrets of the oceans, and in one aspect of YOU are found those of the existence.”(Kahlil Gibran – Poet of the Ecology of Life)

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    1. Thank you for such a lovely contribution Melanie πŸ’

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  10. Beautiful image and a comforting message! Thanks Val!

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    1. Thanks Helen! Keep the faith πŸ’›

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  11. I take comfort in nature and the warmth of people who care and love one another, Val. ❀

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    1. Beautifully said Robin πŸ’›

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  12. I feel this one, when I meditate by the Mediterranean Sea in the mornings, Val ❀

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    1. Yes … when we are by the sea it brings this message home. And brings us home ❀️

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    1. Thank you Kelly ❣️

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