Iceberg

While talking to my minister a few weeks ago he told me how human beings are like icebergs. What he said really inspired me and brought a re-newed sense of peace and focus so let me share what he said.


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Like an iceberg our strength lies in our core; the outer layers will become chipped and battered by the ocean but a strong core enables us to take all the battering

It is therefore this core of ourselves that is most valuable and needs to be tenderly looked after in order to face all that threatens to ware us away.

We do then need to take time to look after our inner spiritual strength. During times of hurt and loss and it can be the one thing that takes the harshest attack but is also the only part that can get us through it. It is this part of us where hope, love and faith lie.



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Those of you who know me will know the last year have been one of the most difficult of my life but it was has also been a time of renewal and deep inner reflection. I have come out of the end stronger and knowing myself alot better. I have spent alot of time reflecting on the differences between what I want and what I truely need. I have, in effect, given my inner core a good hug and I can feel it glowing and burning alot healthier inside. I now feel more confident and able to let it shine.

I have realised more and more how important it is to take care of and let this inner glow shine through. After all, only one-fifth of an iceberg is seen above the surface and likewise only a small percentage of what is us is shown in our appearance.
The average person spends 1 hour 14minutes grooming themselves and adjusting their physical appearance everyday; how many spend time to rest, reflect, talk to themselves and give some time to the four-fifths of us below the surface?    


  
I tried to roughly sketch this how it came to my mind while Rev. K was talking :)

 

 

I am also going to include in this blog a picture I found that I drew as a self portrait as few years ago. Its not a sketch I drew to be physically accurate (that I really couldn't do!!) but it was more symbolic of a few different aspects of me.

I would probably add a few more things now . . . in fact I  might re-draw it as the me i know now :)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Would really like to hear others reflections on this :)