Upon the realization that there is more than what we’ve been told, that there is a deeper truth to life than we thought, that there is something missing, the knowing of which can change our perspective we instinctively look outside of ourselves.
There is nothing “out there” that holds more value than what resides at our core.
The power that created the universe, the force that holds planets in orbit, brings tides in and out, create mighty hurricanes and tornadoes, causes tulips and lilies to sprout in the spring time and bonds an infant to its mother is our default nature.
Everything that exists is within being projected outward to find our truth and feel our peace to radiate our love. We need to look within.
No different than the movie the Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy was searching for the way home and the good witch informed her that she had the answer all along in the golden slippers that she was wearing.
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot