Recently I have been seeing images of jigsaw puzzle pieces in my dreams and in my meditations. At first, I took this to mean that there was something in my life that needed to be solved. Upon deeper reflection, instead I think it is more about being unique, being our own piece of the puzzle!
As I slow the analogy or metaphor down and really sit with it… I realize that we are being asked to look at our physical world, to sense it’s texture and how real it feels. From there, regardless of what we perceive (whether we label it good or bad), to go inside and determine for ourselves what it is we want to create, what we value.
As we move into higher states of awareness, it is up to each of us to find our own unique expression and to bring forth the energies of joy, peace, fun, love, harmony, or any other expansive emotions and thoughts that brighten our personal “Light” for others to see.
This does not mean a different job or career. It does not mean that any of the circumstances of our lives need or will change at all. It is simply each one of us being our own unique piece to the puzzle.
Think about it. We live in a time where we are saturated with media and images that insist that there are particular ways to look, dress, groom, embellish, or adorn ourselves to indicate success or status. Which soft drink or beverage makes us cool or hip. The car we should drive or zip-code we should live in. Everything about how we should measure or experience our lives is externally projected at us. (or said another way, reflected back at us)
It is in the face of this, that we need to slow ourselves down and ask; “What works for me?”, “What do “I” desire?” It is not the media or images that are bad, it is the concept of “sameness” that works against us. If we all become carbon-copies of each other, then how do we become part of the bigger picture. The picture of Oneness. As I see it, the more we try to look like or model ourselves after something or someone else… The more we lose our ability to connect. It is as though we are trying to create stacks of puzzle pieces that all look the same… And are vying for the same spot within the scheme of the big picture.
That may feel great for the one who we have all modeled ourselves after, as they are part of the puzzle. However for everyone else in that particular stack, there is rarely a sense of connection.
No one else has our answers… We come here with our own blueprint and plan. When we find our own unique truth and expression, it allows others who are closely aligned to connect, and pretty soon… A new image starts to reveal itself. One where our uniqueness has us connected to a synergy that is greater than any one piece.
What a concept… Oneness and Sameness are not the same thing! Allow your uniqueness to blossom! It is time for a bigger picture and awareness of our Oneness to emerge.