"Open Sesame!"

My memory fades as I get older, which is completely fine, especially since I’m trying not to fill my head with any new junk. I always joke, “As long as I wake up knowing who I am, everything else is just a bonus.” According to my current memory, there is an old-school Bugs Bunny cartoon with a big Arabian guy who is trying to open the magical cave door to a treasure, and he keeps trying different spells like, “Open salami? Open sarsaparilla? Open sesame?” To his surprise, the door suddenly opens.

Wouldn’t it be cool if some things were that simple? You say a few words, or a prayer, or hold a wish in your heart with enough focus that it suddenly and magically happens? For those of you who are intent to seek the big prize in life—the real prize—I’m here to tell you, ye shall find another clue for your journey, and the prize could be as simple as “Open sesame!”

The big prize I am talking about is connecting with whatever you believe about or call the One True light, spark, intelligence, nature, universe, life force, the force that is sustaining everything, from atoms to galaxies to the unseen, for your learning experience and hopeful enjoyment. Like how when you connect with someone you really admire or think is hysterical and those moments and the moments after are better than the rest of your day—that kind of connection. Yes, it’s pretty cool and, contrary to what many believe, it’s actually quite simple. (This is where someone might say, “All great truths are simple.”) As simple as “Open sesame?”

The one small catch is that you are not saying, “Open sesame,” to the Creator, you are saying, “Open sesame,” to yourself. (Huh?) Yes, there is only one magical door standing between you and a connection that will uplift you like no other, and that door is your mind, or more specifically, your thoughts. If only you could magically command your thoughts to open up by shutting up. Because when you quiet your mind, your thoughts, and still all the nonsense, the peace you instantly feel is the connection you always have to the One that is that peace.

The good news is that with a little daily work, you can train your mind to open up (by shutting up), and connect with the peaceful, loving vibes that are the foundation of everything, as easily as saying, “Open sesame.” How? Keep seeking and you will easily find the answer to that one…