Recognition: Clearing

Musing… 

Clearing away the old…making way for the new.  Having recognized and claimed your birthright as a creative, expanding being calls you to prepare in good faith for the expected growth.  We see this in the spring when gardens are cleared for the new plantings.  New parents physically clear space for their newborn as well as reconfigure their lives to support their baby’s growth.  Spring housecleaning clears space and gives a clarity and openness that clutter and congestion won’t allow.

Kate’s Turn:  

I have been on a cleaning frenzy.  I hate that there is no more room in my bookcase for current interests, as books I once treasured and found useful no longer serve me at this stage of my path.  Quite frankly, I’ve outgrown them.  So also for my file cabinet, closet, desk, etc.  You know this for yourself…the space around me no longer is in alignment with how I’ve expanded. 

This clearing also occurs in the beliefs I have about myself as a creative being.  Any fear, resistance, self-talk (ex: “I can’t…”) or negative belief that obstructs my creative path must be cleared away.  We are inherently creative; any belief other than that is not aligned with who we are, and we must clear this resistance, moving more towards saying “YES” to our true nature.

Get Fired Up:  

What needs to be cleared in your Garden of the Soul, so you have clear space for new growth?   What old patterns can be used as compost?  What actions can bring you clarity and focus as you plan your goals and dreams?  Happy Spring Clearing!

Celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week:  April 15-21

Recognition: Fool Nature

zipline in Ketchikan, Alaska

Musing…

It’s April Fools Day -- whatever this may mean to you, it sits on the calendar like a crowned jester, inviting you to do something foolish.  The Fool of the tarot deck “is like a vivacious child…confronting life with startling freshness” (from Geraldine Amaral of Tarot Celebrations).  When you are a fool, you find wonder in the ordinary.

Charise’s turn:

I ride the Washington DC metro every week. It’s ailing. There are elevator outages, train delays, and rail work to make improvements.  I stand, with other people, waiting by the tracks, and feel the shuffle of our thoughts part when we hear a train arriving.  We readjust ourselves, move toward the doors as those inside shift to make their exit.  What awaits them is the ride up the escalator, the ride that I’ve just taken, which is full of mechanical noise.  A recent article by Chris Richards of the Washington Post implores you to tune in to these noises because they are fascinating sounds! Screeches and other metallic tones of varied timing could evoke much -- like music does, like a soundtrack of a place that is far from anywhere you’ve ever been.  Be transported, not only literally, but also by the fancy of your imagination. Ride the ridiculous. For me, the groaning moving stairway speaks like a guardian beast of the urban underworld.

Get Fired Up:

Be fool hearty

(we’re not talking foolhardy).