At the feet of the Creator

I know the feeling of walking through life as if I was carrying a huge burden. My worries and stresses weighing me down as I struggle to keep moving forward. There is no way to move freely and fluidly in such a situation, and I longed to lay our burdens down. If it were possible to do such a thing could be enough to elicit a sigh of relief and a feeling of lightness.

Imagination is a powerful tool. I can use it to take journeys to faraway places without ever leaving my home. I can also lay my burdens down at the feet of the Creator, Earth Mother, Buddha, a Sacred Mountain or Shrine, thus releasing myself from that which I can’t handle on our own. No matter how smart I am, how capable I am, or how hard I work. No-one can cope alone with all the worries that are taken on in the course of living. I am NOT designed to do so. My wellbeing depends upon an ability to hand over that which I can no longer carry by myself. I need to surrender my heavy load to someone or something I know will help me.

Visualizing carrying my burdens to the feet of someone or something much bigger than I, can be a powerful daily practice. I can begin by sitting with eyes closed and envisioning an all powerful, supremely comforting Being, in what ever form, standing at the end of a road. I See myself carrying a large container, with my worries, large and small, inside it. Making my way to the Being I have chosen, and lay my baggage down at their feet. I surrender myself to feel the lightness and relief this action brings. Expressing my heart felt gratitude at the release I feel. This simple meditation can liberate me from any burden I was never meant to carry.