Mosquito consciousness

When its been a big day out in the world and its all come to an end, you slip into a warm soft nest of a bed and close your eyes..

In that syrupy sweet moment you detect it, you don’t want to believe it but you cant stop yourself from hearing it, the sound, it comes and goes but every time it comes its a bit louder, closer. You feel tension in your jaw, an itch in your bones, no no no you mutter. Next minute you’re up, lights on and you’re jumping around the room throwing things at the ceiling, slapping the walls, swiping the air. The sleeping baby is woken, crying, you’re hot, frustrated, the whole family’s awake and no-ones getting any rest until that teeny tiny mosquito has been liberated from its little prick of a body.

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”

Dalai Lama

Mia and I will often talk about the difference either one of us can make to the entire family by simply meditating. One person shifting their state to be more harmonious, calm and tranquil ripples through the entire house and is felt by everyone. We all know well that this works at the other end of the scale, grumpy, moody and hot headed states have a huge impact on the dynamic in the house. 

We influence everyone that we make contact with in our day, even the subtlest shedding of our inner world has an effect and can set in motion a sequence of events. Like a little wind wave building into a huge swell we create change in ways we could never imagine. The trick is to get big things moving with minimal effort, small every day thoughts and actions that flow forth from us simply being our best selves. Mosquito power.