Well, here we are, finally, really, in winter.
The darkness will recede, but it will be quite a while before we feel the return of the light and the warmth of Spring… for me, with the holidays over, the real inward journey can finally begin… one of my contemplations in this season is about DISTORTION.
It’s a strange and powerful word, I feel, that’s sneaking into every corner of being human; what’s real, what’s conjured– what’s sort of real and sort of conjured is even more tricky–news, stories told by tender souls, imaginings about reality… so much distortion.
For me, what is UNdistortable is natural beauty (because OMG the human beauty industry…talk about distortion), is dreamtime (it’s a kind of pure distortion though, isn’t it? Distortion that creates clarity actually, maybe), is what my bodysoul tells me (vs bodyego, which can distort)… like I said, it’s a contemplation, so I don’t have much to say about it yet.
Stay tuned, when I emerge from my cocoon with the daffodils and lilacs, maybe I will have gleaned a few new things, but no promises, not producing is the goal this dark season…
I hope you are resting, communing, reading, contemplating, being disciplined about your screen time, and working daily at your own softness, your own tender and holy human fleshness.
If you feel like some amazing communion, some deep space, and a chance to serve and be served, please join us at Hidden Springs on January 17th from 11-5. We will set some Constellations (there are three spots left), and we will learn together, remember the depth of our knowing, the depth of our care, and the importance of being together in meaningful connection. Register here. (Nobody is turned away for lack of resources. Reach out if called but constrained by money.)
