The Story of the Snake & My Inner Child Meditation

My favorite park I used to visit in childhood had a bamboo area that felt like a bamboo ‘cave’ to me.  I loved it in there so much.  It would stay shady and cool on a hot day. 

One day I was in the grass at this park, and I saw what I told my mom was a ‘lizard.’ 

It was actually a snake.

A rattlesnake. 

The snake was curled up in the grass napping in the warm sun.  I pet the snake lightly and admired its beauty. 

In the meditation, I was at this park, with the snake again.

I realized that I wanted to be with the snake.  I enjoyed its beauty, its energy, and how it absorbed the sun’s warmth. 

I wasn’t aware of its toxins. 

I wanted to be with the snake, in the sun on the warm grass because the snake was so beautiful.

This describes my interpersonal relationships.  I want to be with people, friends, or partners.  I enjoy their energy and see them as beautiful.

But I am not always aware of their toxins. 

I see the good in the snake and in people.

I felt that I wanted to help the snake, keep it company just be around the snake because I loved its beauty and how different it was from me. 

With the people in my life, I want to help them by being around them and giving them my good, positive energy too. 

I felt good about making this connection within myself and I have always seen this as a beautiful moment in childhood.

My mother responded in fear telling me “That’s a rattlesnake!” 

She was afraid, but I wasn’t.

The funny thing is.  I am pretty sure I knew it was a snake.  I just didn’t want my mom to be scared.  She didn’t like snakes and I knew she would tell me not to go near it. 

But I love snakes.  And I love people no matter what they have inside of them that could be dangerous to me. 

And this is what is beautiful.

About me. 

I am not afraid. To love.