Escape. To paradise? Where exactly is ‘paradise’? Who and what gets to enjoy this special place, this ideal environment? The teacher Esther Hicks observes that in all our fantasizing about the perfect home, we forget to imagine the leaky faucet. We dismiss the possibility that our paradise requires bug spray. These logical errors happen because the concept of paradise is that of an external place. “When I am there, I will be happier than I am now.” Paradise, whatever it may be, is not an external location with leaky faucets and bugs; it is a mental state of ever increasing awareness. It is, as some called it, raised consciousness. Our minds attain a greater and greater awareness of our thoughts, behaviors, and feelings so we are the masters of our minds, rather than at their mercy. You are the only one who will ever think your thoughts. They can lead you to greatness, or trap you in the deepest cave of despair. This painting is a representation of the fluidity of self-mastery. Self-mastery is not a “place” that one arrives; it is a continuous process in every moment. “You never step in the same river twice,” the saying goes. So, too, with self-mastery. It is a fluid process over your lifetime that brings the mental state that so many of us believe is paradise. My hope is that when you see this image, you feel compassion for yourself as you move through the paradise of expanded awareness.
The Paradise Falls Clear Case for iPhone® protects your phone from scratches, dust, oil, and dirt and has a solid back and flexible sides that make it easy to take on and off, with precisely aligned cuts and holes.
• Solid polycarbonate back
• Flexible, see-through polyurethane sides
• .5 mm raised bezel
• Precisely aligned port openings
• Easy to take on and off
• Wireless charging compatible
• The SE case fits the 2020 iPhone® SE model
Disclaimer: The case may include a protective film on the inside that needs to be removed before use.
