Receptivity: LISTEN to Your WILDNESS

Musing…

"Wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. It is that wellspring of creativity whence comes the instinctive activities that enable all living beings to obtain their food, to find shelter, to bring forth their young: to sing and dance and fly through the air and swim through the depths of the sea. This is the same inner tendency that evokes the insight of the poet, the skill of the artist and the power of the shaman." -- Thomas Berry

There is an internal readiness that actively awaits the evocation of the Muse. Consider the womb. Picture fertile ground. Know that wild lightning will be grounded.

Kate’s Turn: 

We all have experienced being pulled into advertising through its appeal to our imagination, evoking us at our primal level. Or remember a teacher whose use of imagination engaged us so effectively that we remember their lessons lifelong. These are examples of creativity lightning being grounded, harnessing its wild power to affect a desired outcome.

Imaginations can run “wild”; dreams are "wild.”  One of my favorite phrases is "…beyond my wildest imagination”, which I say when my expectations have been exceeded.  I LOVE when this happens.  I believe in those times I had an openness, a willingness, a readiness to respond to the Muse; I listened to the wild, and rode its power “beyond my wildest imagination.”  Living in the Caribbean has been one of those wild rides; becoming a watercolor artist is another. 

Get Fired Up:

How do you quiet yourself enough so that you listen to your wildness?  Consider gardening or physical work as meditation in order to quiet the mind and tune in to your Muse.

Pay attention to your dreams, your daydreams, the images and wild ideas that float through your mind – they may just be the first step to a ride “beyond your wildest imagination.”