Em-Slice

Since I returned from two months of silent meditation, several things have been screaming for integration. With each day something else falls into place. Integration comes in several different stages and can be frustrating from a personal standpoint. Especially since my worldview changed radically while on retreat. However, it is not something I can force or control. It is more of a process that tends to congeal gradually like Jell-O. At first it was very overwhelming and there were times where I felt completely lost in this vast world. It was like I knew too much to live in a world that still contains massive amounts of ignorance.

When I look around, I admire the ones that take a stand for the truth of whom we are. It is not an easy task and cannot be done from a place of anger. Those of us who are deeply invested in serving the world will be of most service if the anger is seen, felt, heard, and released. Causes no matter how great, when fueled by anger only create more separation and suffering. The more we realize the parts of ourselves that are angry, the less power those parts of us have and the less they can sabotage our work/lives. I realized while on retreat that there are many layers to anger. It is an explosive energy that needs out of the body. Sometimes I would cry from the pain underneath, sometimes I would hike, and sometimes I would dance. The more I acknowledged, felt, and released then freer I became. This can be true for any emotion. The trick is to know we can hold them.

The world is full of sleeping
children
Dreaming dreams of untruth
Caught in a nightmare that
will not end

There is another dream
Where those children are infinity

Trust me when I tell you

Unworthiness, Fear, Greed, Hatred
those aren’t your nature

Rebel little ones. Choose not to trust those
thoughts

Dare to DREAM another dream

Em-Slice

One day I woke up and looked around. Where am I? What am I doing here? Things seem like a subtle dream and waking up in this dream, I still wonder when it is going to end. There is a process in each moment and as it flows, it comes and goes. As I relax into this, everything is perfect and it is from this place that I choose to live my life. I practice falling into life and watch from a distance as things unfold in this great mystery. The creative dance we all share. I dance with the stars, the moon, and the heavens. I dream that one day our children will be loved and our wise ones are honored. I value the gifts we each can bring to this unique opportunity to be in the world. The playground of Earth can be full of happiness and full of sadness. May we all find joy and safety.