Creating a Clearing

We went around the room and as we always do, shared our learning and insights since our last meeting. We’d all embarked on the month of magical thinking, and the amazing stories started to fly. The signs that are leading one person to important work in India, another to solve the problem of obesity, a dear friend who has found her compassion through her own journey and will help others to live more healthy lives, and the artist who will one day share her gifts to help others to heal.

Then there’s the person who’s been shepherding others to success for years. She’s writing a book, “My Life in Boxes.” It’s about resiliency and the lessons she’s learned in the thirty-three moves she endured over her lifetime. She finds herself at a major crossroads with the prospect of big life changes on the horizon. She confirmed she’s doing what she supposed to be doing, for now. Yet again, after a major water leak and in the midst of a large construction project, she finds herself in boxes once more. When the large construction equipment and fans finally leave the house, she relishes in the silence. What does this all mean?

Yet, it’s the question from the group that consumes my thoughts this morning. Why is it that so many of us are experiencing an awakening and realizing this level of clarity at this very moment? I can’t help but think about the uncanny metaphor in her unfortunate circumstances to provide some insight. In order to find what we are being called to do, we must create a clearing. Though her house is in disarray, she has taken down the interior walls so she can see all the way to her authentic self and she’s packed her burdensome emotions and beliefs in boxes. She’s found herself in the stillness. We have, like her, removed the self-imposed obstacles that block the subtle whispers from our souls.

This time, when we move - we'll know where we are headed.