Personal Mastery

As within … Connected by Water

I often reconnect to the experience I had in Tenerife, where I spent a few days in the company of ‘beings of light and love’ – dolphins and whales, and some wonderful turtles and birds. Such an instant deep and overwhelming feeling of appreciation and connectedness.

Being in their presence, either observing them in their world from the boat, or swimming with them was like connecting to a different frequency, but it felt so natural. Mom whales were swimming with their babies and gently showing them the way, families of whales swimming together and welcoming us to swim with them, groups of 3 or 4 dolphins playing among themselves and swimming along the boat, making jumps and splashes, in all their power and freedom glory.

These amazing beings are so graceful and tender, yet so strong and flexible in their responses. True, innocent, peaceful. They are reading us through and through. It seems they know. Patiently observing and knowing when to show themselves on the surface, when to connect, and when to stay at a distance. The ocean and all of us there. Connected by water.

Amazing intimate and humbling experience while entering and exploring their environment. It seems perfect to describe it with an ‘As Above, so Below, as Within, so Without.’ (The Emerald Tablet, 3000 BC). So powerful. So revealing. So ‘in the face’.

It made me think about all the littering we humans do, either tangible or intangible, material or in words, relationships, leadership, etc. When it’s enough to finally make a change, to make different choices, or to just do what’s needed to clean it up, make it right. It takes the shift from within.

A shift to be like dolphins – being strong in partnerships and community, and playful in life; and a shift to be like whales – cherishing the grace and sacredness of togetherness, connectedness, and community, appreciating and celebrating all life and living.