Celebrate the Distance

Project Happiness Weekly Meditation: January 19-23 Today we will listen to one of Lorraine’s mediations. Lorraine Rushton is one of the many angels that has visited and committed to supporting Project Happiness with her many gifts. The meditation is 8 minutes long so make yourself comfortable. Enjoy n’ share! Before we break and resume our duties I will like to share a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet who is, in my opinion Rumi’s spiritual sibling…but aren’t we all? He writes, “Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.” In loving the distance between each other, in other words our differences, our inherent skills, talents and quirks…we thrive. We are working together closely, each and every day; we spend more time with each other than with other people in the entire world. I wish to celebrate your presence. I am blessed to be in your company and I am pleased to be part of your drive to change the world. This meditation created for me a great distance between my surroundings and a distance from my own internal experience. I was lead, gently and softly, to create a soothing environment and then expand into a manifestation of happiness. The return was sweet. It was definitely not an escape but a reminder of our birthright as human beings. Each week the Project Happiness team will practice and highlight a team building activity. We believe that work, the activity which supports provides for ourselves, family and society, should also nurture our spirit. We are honored and grateful for joining us in this practice.