So long my friends. I'm heading south for a few months. A necessary time of reflection. Connecting with friends. Being. Quiet.
Internet and tv won't be coming on the trip. It is all for the better. See you in the spring.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
January, 2014: More Snow
Snow. Another winter wonderland. It doesn't seem to slow the locals down too much. I keeps me out of my car. Before I became a southerner, I drove in the snow all the time. No worries. Ever. But the south spoiled me. Even living on the side of a mountain. There is no margin of error traversing the road that take me to my house. Unless they are completely clear, I stay put. Seems I am doing the same thing here.
In this time of blizzard I think about how I want my life to be. I remember these words:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson, A Return To Love
Could the light be that frightening? Could it be scary to come out of the cocoon? I think so. We know the all too familiar taste of sadness.
Do you know what loving yourself enough tastes like? Imagine the sweetness of seeing your own beauty.
In this time of blizzard I think about how I want my life to be. I remember these words:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson, A Return To Love
Could the light be that frightening? Could it be scary to come out of the cocoon? I think so. We know the all too familiar taste of sadness.
Do you know what loving yourself enough tastes like? Imagine the sweetness of seeing your own beauty.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
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