Engagement: Faith

Musing…

“…The universe is not a static thing. It is in the process of being created all the time. All of us are involved in that creation, and thus all of us are magicians…To experience fully the magician’s power… requires us to give our lives fearlessly to the universe, trusting that our gifts are the right ones, that we are what is needed by others, by the universe, and by ourselves. “ 

~ Carol S. Pearson, The Hero Within

Charise’s Turn:

Recently I decided not to play it small anymore. We all have some misgivings about ourselves, ways we trip ourselves up, get in our own way. I’ve come to understand that success isn’t for sissies. You have to slay some dragons along the way, or as Carol Pearson says, “name” your dragons. Well, I’m going to name my dragon a “shrinking violet” – she may think she’s cute but she’s a pitiful disguise. If I listen to her, I get stymied. She’s the naysayer: no, it’s not going to work out; no, they don’t want to participate in your class; no, they’re not interested in your services or your skills, so don’t put yourself forward. And she has a way of appearing when there's really no evidence to back up what she's saying. Sound familiar? 

I’m going to audition for more dance opportunities despite any hesitation or doubts I have. Going on faith, with the feeling that this is important -- regardless the result. If it’s only an exercise in faith, I’ll take it. So far, the act of making the decision has allowed me to see right through my “shrinking violet”.

Get Fired Up:

Name your dragon: what obstacle to success are you harboring?

Flex your faith muscles and see what happens.  

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it...You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open." ~ Martha Graham

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Engagement: "Eating Light"

Musing...

“Whatever your eye falls on - for it will fall on what you love - will lead you to the questions of your life, the questions that are incumbent upon you to answer, because that is how the mind works in concert with the eye. The things of this world draw us where we need to go.” 
― Mary Rose O'Reilley, The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd

Engaging in the essence of creativity (pure energy) is as simple as engaging in what you love. This is both an internal and external process – paying attention to what lights you up in your heart (momentarily breathless, in awe and wonder, noticeably delighted), and paying attention to what (activity, beauty, compassion, daring, etc.) lights you up in your heart.  Engaging in this light, immersing yourself, creates the sweetness of life – this then can transform into the light that we offer to others.

Kate’s Turn:    

Spring has finally arrived after an extended hard winter, and I am SO de-lighted with its burst of new life. I drink in the perfume of blossoms everywhere! I sink my hands into the soil as I plant my garden.  I bathe my face and body in the warm sunshine. I revel in the cacophony of birdsongs. This food for my soul surely will nourish me in where I need to go. For now, I simply can indulge….in de-light…eating light.

I can’t say it better than Mary Rose O’Reilley:  “I can't get enough of watching the bees and trying to imagine how they experience the abundance of, say, a blue campanula blosssom, the dizzy light pulsing, every fiber of being immersed in the flower...

Last night, after a day in the garden, I asked Robin to explain (again) photosynthesis to me. I can't take in this business of  - eating light - and turning it into stem and thorn and flower...

I would not call this meditation, sitting in the back garden. Maybe I would call it eating light…. I'm going to sit here every day the sun shines and eat this light.”

Get Fired Up:

Simply follow your de-lights…engage in what you love…immerse every fiber of your being in the sweetness of life…and notice how you light up!

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