Musing…
"Some changes look negative
on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your
life for something new to emerge." ~ Eckhart Tolle
Spring is the perfect time to make space for new growth. Clearing
away the decaying remains of a previous season’s harvest moves out the stale,
used up energy, and allows space for fresh energy to be received. If we’re
stuck in what used to be, then we have no room for what could be, for what we want.
In order to move forward, we have to let go of the past. This preparation
clears us a space in which we are free to expand.
Kate’s
Turn:
It seems
that we humans gravitate towards filling up whatever space we have, whatever
seems to be empty, whether it is a closet, time, conversation, silence,
etc. However, our natural
composition is mostly space: in each cell, the neutrons/protons/electrons are
whirring around in the spacious cell membrane; in the cosmos, our planets and
stars are minute compared to the space in which they exist. We are born to expand,
and so, clearing and pruning what no longer is fresh and alive serves our
readiness for new expansion and growth.
Currently, I’m actively in this stage, as spring lends itself in doing so. This is happening, not only in my garden beds, but also in deleting and clearing my emailbox, my efiles, my studio stuff that I collect to be used in some future artsy project, even in my time usage. I want my time, which is now spread out over a number of things, to be freed up so I can focus my energy in a few target areas, and leave ample room for new opportunities that I might not even know about yet. This clearing even shows up when I’m in conversation; I’m increasing the pause before I respond, allowing space for more than I might anticipate between us. Also, I’m in a Harvard online class that is called “Unlocking the Immunity to Change”; it will help me root out mindsets that prohibit change, and open space for greater expansion of myself. The image that comes to mind is a pregnant mother, making ready a nursery space in which to embrace her child, anticipating the possibilities for the wonder of its growth and becoming. This is the image we can embody in our readiness for new life. It is with this readiness, along with faith in the new life to come, that I can clear and open the space, ready to receive.
Currently, I’m actively in this stage, as spring lends itself in doing so. This is happening, not only in my garden beds, but also in deleting and clearing my emailbox, my efiles, my studio stuff that I collect to be used in some future artsy project, even in my time usage. I want my time, which is now spread out over a number of things, to be freed up so I can focus my energy in a few target areas, and leave ample room for new opportunities that I might not even know about yet. This clearing even shows up when I’m in conversation; I’m increasing the pause before I respond, allowing space for more than I might anticipate between us. Also, I’m in a Harvard online class that is called “Unlocking the Immunity to Change”; it will help me root out mindsets that prohibit change, and open space for greater expansion of myself. The image that comes to mind is a pregnant mother, making ready a nursery space in which to embrace her child, anticipating the possibilities for the wonder of its growth and becoming. This is the image we can embody in our readiness for new life. It is with this readiness, along with faith in the new life to come, that I can clear and open the space, ready to receive.
“We must live in
this world and be gardens for the dreams that want to
take root in it.”
~ Robert
Moss, Dreaming True
Get Fired Up:
As you declutter, focus on
one small area at a time: a shelf,
a drawer…one negative belief, a limitation that is choking your growth, an unwillingness,
an inner resistance…take small steps to clear the space.
Do not fear the darkness, the
emptiness….this is the birthplace of manifestation. Image your newly opened space as a creative incubator…holding
the space open to embrace what is waiting to emerge.
Place the palm of
one hand on the forehead over the 3rd eye.
Affirm 3 times, "I am clear."
Take a deep breath in and let it out with a sigh.
Now move your hand and place it over your heart.
Affirm 3 times, "I am here."
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