Words of the week: engagement. connection. attunement.
Real talk.
I got isolated writing the book, and I underestimated what re-emerging from that would entail.
I’ve spent the past week or two reconnecting with friends and putting some things in place to help my body come out of freeze/shutdown mode (minerals, movement, meditation).
In ’22, I wrote a blog entry about who we become on the way to fulfilling our calling. I presented the idea that perhaps that’s the whole point of having a calling – to be initiated into a deeper relationship with ourselves and to step into our fullest expression.
I’ve noticed with my writing that I draw from my past self’s experiences, but that I often write to a future version of myself.
To say this in a different way: The writing comes through me, then over the course of the next year, I end up living it. It’s like I’m making a cameo appearance in a movie that I’ve written and produced 🙃
What does this have to do with the idea that we’re walking each other home?
I’ve been thinking about how, over the years, people have come into my life at the exact right time and stayed for as long as they needed to; and that it was all perfect.
We choose into a timeline with someone, do an energetic dance, so to speak, and possibly even co-create a few little melodramas along the way.
We are always in some sort of alchemical process, transmuting whatever surfaces as a result of our relationships with others, and most of all, ourselves.
Over the years, people have mirrored back to me my strengths, gifts, and positive qualities – as well as my blindspots and areas where I could benefit from stronger or clearer boundaries.
I truly believe we create our own suffering when we become overly attached to an outcome, or when we need other people to do or be something in order for us to be okay.
These are just some thoughts as I navigate this time of transition (yet again) and try to hold everything – and everyone – with a loose hand.
Thank you for being 🙏🪷
Anatomy of an Awakening 