Do You Love to Be?
THE EXTRAORDINARY GIFT OF BEING
Q: Do you love to be?
A: I love to be. To be human and all that comes with it is an extraordinary gift. To be alive. To be here now. To be on Earth. To be together. To be alone. To be real. To become. This year has been a very strong one for so many of us and yet, still…there is being in the midst. The chance to breathe, to dance, to sing, to embrace, to witness, to experience. Please notice the exquisiteness that is encompassed in your very life. It is magnificent that you are here with an invitation to be.
The air is pulsing with potential as I cocoon into the moment. The days between Christmas and the New Year exist in a special dimension where much of the world slows to a relaxed heartbeat. Here, I stretch the time of my mind and allow myself to dream of a new future built upon the ashes of the year I’ve just lived. Exhausted, with aches and pains, feeling shredded from the battlefield of life, I deepen my breath, take extensive hot baths in salts, and spend as much time in a robe as I possibly can.
The luxury of music spoons my back as if a warm body is holding me and I can let go of everything else. I dive into the rhythms, the immersive-ity of new sounds that scintillate new perspectives. Perhaps 2 or 3 warm beverages throughout the day, indulging in various plant-based milks with different consistencies and elixirs that tonify my mind. Oils deeply penetrate my skin and nourish the thirst of my muscles as I give into self-massage and wonder where I’ve been lately if not doing this. A horizontal world opens up as I prop myself onto pillows during the day and watch trees bend in the wind.
Long walks surrounded by green foliage in every direction expand my lungs into ecstasy. I nearly become earth herself as I imagine eating the fertile ground as inspired cereal for breakfast. Rain washes upon me and I sing into every step beside my furry sister who manages our family home based on her schedule and needs. She really has created a perfect world for herself, kudos to you Moksha.
2022 REFLECTIONS
Reflections of this year move through my psyche in various forms from waves, to whirlpools, avalanches, thunderstorms, and mountain treks both arid and in heavy rain. There are moments that feel as if I am swimming in the Formentera in my birthday suit without a care in the world but they are so fleeting I gasp between flashes and find sanctuary in the difficulty as that was such a constant for me this year. And yet, there is rest, reprieve, tears, heartache, laughter, unleashed creativity bursting from the seams and dramatic sweeps of sunsets that reveal cosmic fire that melt into the perfection of a starry night in the woods.
Gratitude mends my soul, again and again, I find myself in awe of the mystery that continues to unfold when I choose to “be”. To listen to the radical invitations that pull me from any sort of comfort zone into the great unknown without so much as a wisp of thread to hold onto. And in the release, there is so much to gain. If there was ever a doubt that my creator is the greatest architect of life experience, I certainly have handed over my feeble reigns and attempts to drive my personal starship when the fuel of faith is eternal and everlasting…why wouldn’t I?
Sitting on the cusp of my personal reality and that which mingles with every other being on this planet which we live, I salute each of you and the massive changes you will continue to endure in your lives for these next years to come. For me, the constant is my love for you and the excitement I feel in knowing a simple truth that regardless of the challenge, I can change my mind in order to understand, adapt, appreciate, articulate, and become new to meet whatever comes my way. That is the treasure in being, and the gift I receive when I simply be.
Happy New Year to you my friends…
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