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| watercolor by Kate Kroska |
Musing…
“ Living is a
form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to
die a little. The artist never
entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after
leap in the dark”.
~ Agnes deMille
~ Agnes deMille
“In its' expansion and growth, a seed first puts down roots. These are called 'radicals'. These radicals anchor the seed body, creating channels for water and nutrients to flow into the body of each seed. Roots are like radical ideas. First, an idea sparks within us, and it takes root and grows. We feel ourselves energized, enlivened and inspired by this possibility. If it is viable, the roots of this seed idea will continue to grow, eventually making its way into the Light.” ~ Stacey Robyn, Bloomin’ Humans
Kate’s Turn:
When an idea stays
with me for a period of time (receptive yin energy), it moves me to take action
on it (expanding yang energy). Examples
of this demonstrate both simple and more complex manifestations: bake a seasonal pie; plant some pansies
for my front porch; research sumi-e painting classes (East Asian brush painting) are examples of simple
sparks - more complex ideas
that persist for me are studying mid-life transition life coaching; practicing
qi’ssage, an acupressure form using qigong; planning/training for a pilgrimage
in Spain on the Camino route. I
believe we have the capacity within us to do anything, but not necessarily the
drive. I like to sow seeds of
possibilities for ideas I have, (taking leap after leap
in the dark) such as talking it up to others, getting more information,
experimenting and experiencing aspects of it, etc. This gives me information about whether I have the drive to
progress in its development and whether it’s an idea that will actually take
root. Choosing what pleases me,
what brings joy, has a greater chance of producing radicals to anchor this
spark of an idea.
To procreate the
future, to re-create in the future you must act upon the thoughts that come to
you in your relaxed subtle average thinking. Take an action, any action.
That action could just be looking up a phone number for a
course that's available and maybe next week you may call and maybe the week after
that you might visit there or even visit via the internet. Just by
taking a few baby steps forward into any of these thoughts, you change. You
change who you are. You change your abilities and you draw to you new
understandings and new vibrations and new light energies that will escort you
in to these expanding aspects of self.
"When a sprout breaks its casing
and forces its way to the surface of the earth, it is the climax to a long and
deep accumulation of life force, the product of unseen and subtle cycles.
A seedling carries with it the complete pattern for its growth, perhaps the makings of an enormous tree. Although time and the right conditions are necessary, neither of those factors adds anything to the inherent nature of the seedling. It completely embodies its destiny."
- Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao: Daily Meditations
A seedling carries with it the complete pattern for its growth, perhaps the makings of an enormous tree. Although time and the right conditions are necessary, neither of those factors adds anything to the inherent nature of the seedling. It completely embodies its destiny."
- Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Get
Fired Up:
Have
radical trust in the life force you embody.
Find
one idea, one thought, one radical possibility that sparks! inspires! and
enlivens you! Commit to
taking action on it TODAY!
Sow
some actual garden seeds and take comparable radical action on an idea while
your garden seeds anchor their radicals.
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