Fall is in the crisp air; the leaves are turning faster than I feel I can catch my breath. This time of year offers so many gifts for the soul if you are listening. Most know I am all about sacred altars all year long… Remembering loved ones, remembering transitions, reflecting on our hope, dreams, wishes, and the unknown. Pause on this night and create your altar. Allow
"Peace of mind is important because we all want to be happy. Cultivating and preserving it is not so much a religious practice as taking a practical step towards being happy. We are social animals. Our well-being depends on the members of our community. In the past, people lived with their families in relatively small groups, but today, we are all dependent on each other. Therefore, it's crucial that we take account of the oneness of humanity." -Dalai Lama
"There is no coming to Consciousness without Pain." -Carl Jung I combined these thoughts from Carl Jung and the Dalai Lama as I saw such significance in both. Pause for a moment and truly consider these thought processes on your journey. The oneness of Humanity is loaded with story, journey, and pain. We often want to run from it. We don't want to talk about it for it can bring a conflict that is uncomfortable to talk about with those in our lives. But the truth of the matter our interchangeable pain is what connects us and healing that pain together will bring peace of mind overall and create community, relationship and bring the needed PEACE we crave as a collective world. What pain are you running from that you could share with someone in your life that could be a hand reaching out to walk with them in their pain? She will find a labyrinth wherever she goes…Last night our trio walked this beautiful ephemeral labyrinth crafted with such love and beauty in Boone, NC. When we remember to pause for such moments, we find balance and peace.
But something else really hit me in the work I carefully and intentionally bring to the table. Our retreats bring people of every walk of life together to connect, share, cry, laugh and explore the journey. I have written on the idea before of 'walk each other home' as you see here on one of the flags. Truly that is what life is about in many ways. We must walk with each other through the trials as much as the joys. We are one, together. We need each other... Do you fight for yourself? Think about it... I can honestly say that there have been many times where I give in too easily no matter what the situation is before me. It is easier, I can question my worth and honestly 'fighting for oneself' is a loaded concept. Today, I can recognize all the ways that I have indeed fought hard for my journey, me as a person, my worth and most profoundly fought to love myself. In walking and owning these steps along the journey...I recognize I am always becoming. The difference today opposed to my younger years when my voice was silent, I stand proud of who I am in this body, in this voice and on this path. How about you? |
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