The Void / Transitions / Unfolding

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It’s always scary to be in a void. Sometimes when we let go, we’re left with a brief moment (which can also seem like forever) of emptiness. And there’s so much about modern life that makes emptiness difficult to deal with.

I’ve learned to love the void and I’ve learned to trust the process: whatever comes next will always be better. It may not always be ideal as we imagine it, but sometimes we attract what we need to move on. People or circumstances that give clarity. Even painful experiences can bring clarity: no matter. Pain is temporary.

I’m in a transitionary state right now. It feels beautiful to experience this gentle unfolding.

My work is a natural extension/growth of who I am. It is my natural self-expression. It feels good to grow and unfold in this way. I’m excited for the circle to be complete, for the world to reach back, to meet the needs of others while having my deepest joy realized. It’s not a zero-sum game, it’s not either/or. It’s both/and.

I’m not interested in business and I’m not interested in profit. I’m interested in exchange (and how it invigorates, inspires and leads to new ideas), sharing, communities and relationships. Money is simply a flow. It’s not something I have to run after, to chase down desperately. Building a life based on profit (or just survival) is incredibly short-sighted – how much joy and love can there possibly be in such a life?

I’m building a life on love.

We’ve been sold the idea that survival is tough business, that we have to fight each other to ensure our own survival. But I don’t buy this anymore – it’s just a story and it’s a story that I see too many cracks in. We don’t have to fight. We can work together, or simply let each other be. We can make the choice not to use violence in any form.

I’m interested in self-actualization and in having everyday discussions of personal experiences about the issue. I’m interested deeply in what it means to be human, conscious, experiencing all this. I’m interested in what we consider reality, and why we consider it such.

I’m interested in thriving. In building a society based on self-actualization instead of war. Both outcomes are possible – since human beings contain both the capacity for violence and enlightenment. We’ve only lived the result of one kind of human society so far, and we know how miserable it can be. Perhaps it’s time to see the other.

Let’s turn the tide, together. Now.

New Horizons

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Some expansive ideas I encountered this week that I want to share.

 1. My beautiful friends Rhina and Izennah introduced me to Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ spellbinding book, Women Who Run with the Wolves, which I’m convinced is essential reading for any person interested in rediscovering ancient feminine wisdom. You can read some excerpts of the book here, but I recommend getting your hands on the audiobook if you can because Clarissa is one hell of a storyteller. I’ve been turning these words of hers over in my mind for the last few days:

“You have a perfect God-given birthright to blossom whenever you feel like.”

Because, you do. You know when you’re ready to bloom – nobody else can tell you.

 

2. On the topic of growth, Izennah shared this article with me: Growth. It’s not all grace and epiphany. These words resonate:

“Growth isn’t all grace and epiphany. There’s a reason why caterpillars build themselves a cocoon before they change into butterflies.

Growth and change can be messy. Growth and change can demand comfort, privacy, and protection.”

 

3. Jessica Mullen wrote about Seeing 2012 through Looking Glass Technology. What really inspired me most about this post were these important points:

1. Keep bringing things to light. The truth movement is growing exponentially stronger.
2. Our consciousness is a caterpillar, about to become a butterfly. The whole galaxy is watching, waiting for us to bloom.
3. The evolution of consciousness is inevitable, and it is good. Nothing we do can stop it, so sit back, relax and enjoy!

What strange and beautiful times we live in.

 

4. Ando Perez wrote about creating space:

“Let go of all the unnecessary stuff. As you do this, you can move into that space, spread out, relax a little.
Create room to breathe.”

I love the simplicity of Ando’s writing. Recently, I’ve been clearing out a lot of inessential things in my life. We have to let go of what we don’t truly want in our lives to make room for what our hearts truly desire. I’m realizing that this includes relationships that are tense and difficult to maintain.

Blooming / Unfolding

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So grateful for how everything is unfolding so perfectly – to be conscious of this moment. So grateful to be able to realize that all that matters is here and now. How wonderful it is to have friends that remind me of this, when I most need it. So grateful for beautiful music.

So happy to understand that there are always other ways of being. That we travel along a narrow pathway that can be expanded at any time we choose.

So grateful that my new life is finally (always) coming into being. That I can switch my mode of being whenever I like. That all that matters is energy and intention, the rest is automatic. That’s when things flow like magic.

So grateful that there are people that understand – for whom I can speak in my native language. So grateful to be a part of the (r)evolution.

Nature always has perfect timing – so nice to be on schedule, aligned with this timing, aligned with people attuned to similar cycles. It’s incredible to watch all this unfold, smoothly and purely.

So grateful for the freedom to be - to realize the importance of diversity in the universe. So excited to connect with others who realize this freedom. So grateful to feel absolutely free to let go of interactions that lie only on the egoic plane. So wonderful to see how easy all this can be.

So grateful to see the value in all this. So grateful for this one (?) fantastic ride on this rock orbiting a giant ball of gas. So grateful for the mysteries of the universe – may the mind never grasp them, may we live these mysteries instead.

The universe delivers

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So grateful to finally be feeling like myself again and consequently, looking like myself again. So fantastic to finally have time again to document the changes in the spirit as reflected in the physical form. So ecstatic to be a part of this perfect universe…

The attributes of the galactic and universal are within us. Expansion. Connection. Movement. So grateful to make the decision to break away from the old life and to enter the New, which was always here all along. Making the choice to prioritize it, to love it, I’m connected to deeper sources of energy – vital and primal.

I am entering the special world. I am not alone. So grateful for kindred spirits and soul sisters. Powerful wild women. Forces of healing and transformation. Helping me recover/remember feminine wisdom. Learning how to be myself fully, truly, unapologetically. Living and feeling deliberately. Beginning to rely on my own power. Tuning out the noise.

The universe delivers in its own language.

Mmm Salads…

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What I love about eating raw food is the energy surge I get. I feel fresh and experience far less brain-fogginess than when I don’t eat raw at all. Food can really affect your mood.

Here’s my favorite super-delicious salad dressing recipe ever, from Ani’s Raw Food Asia:

You will need:
3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp Nama Shoyu, Bragg Liquid Aminos, or tamari
1 tbsp agave syrup, date syrup or maple syrup (I used raw honey once & it worked fine)
1/8 tsp Korean chile pepper, or cayenne
(sometimes I add a tiny bit of salt too)

Instructions:
1. Mix everything in a bowl
2. Add salad
3. Om nom nom…

And right now I’m off to make a variation of this Porcini Mushroom Fettuccine recipe using dried porcini mushrooms that I’m soaking in hot water. They smell ridiculously (almost intoxicatingly!) good.