Inspiration
Not only do we live in a living universe, but the living universe lives within us.
— Duane Elgin
Photo by Margit Bantowsky Bigleaf Maple inflorescence (Acer Macrophyllum) A traditional metaphor used to describe transition is a flying trapeze artist suspended in mid-air between two trapeze bars - one that was just released, and another that will soon be grabbed. The idea is this: the transition space, while uncomfortable, is just temporary as the old recedes and the new starts to emerge...something solid you can grab onto again. The transition I believe we are on the edge of is more like a flying trapeze artist that is launched from the old trapeze into a free-fall that becomes a completely new way of being. Instead of anchoring ourselves onto another lofty fixation, we fall... fully naked... into the River of Life, where we learn to participate in the flow without holding onto anything anymore. As some of you may know, (I believe) I'm in the process of writing a book about Awakened Activism. After an invigorating flush of recent inspiration, I've begun to struggle with creating just the right structure to birth this book. Fears about not finishing it push me to work harder than my soft animal body is willing, resulting in a push-crash-push-resist dynamic. I decided to dialog with The Goddess (my moniker for Universe, Source, Life, God, Higher Self, etc.) and see what She had to say about all this. Curious? I've posted my entire journal entry for you, below.... Me: I don't know how to do this, this new way, this birthing. I keep trying to create structures, goals, discipline...and they just don't work anymore.
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Kirstin Eventyr
5/16/2020 09:21:01 am
Thank you for sharing this gorgeous dialogue. I love it and recognize it in my own experience. Beautiful.
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Eileen Keller
5/17/2020 07:23:26 am
So much wisdom and so much courage in the free fall! Thank you for sharing this.
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5/17/2020 05:53:51 pm
Awesome, Margit. That's my edge too... surrender to the flow, the Goddess, the Mystery... living fully without knowing or controlling... what a ride!
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AuthorMargit Bantowksy, MA, is an artist, coach, teacher and facilitator. Categories |
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