Today, Jamie's Wishcasting Wednesday prompt is What do you wish to Nurture?
For a very long time and for very good reason, my main goal in life has been to nurture peace and calm.
When you don't have these things as a child, they feel imperative as an adult. They are imperative as an adult, actually, if you want to grow beyond what you were raised with. (So many people just continue the pain and the drama, thinking it "normal.")
I have succeeded on this front. When people come to Marcy's and my home, for example, they tell us later that it felt like a sanctuary, that there is peace here, and love and beauty.
But lately I have begun to realize that I have gone a bit too far with this.
I have created Safety -- rather than simply peace and calm.
Safety is good. We should all feel safe. But the thing is, I am safe. There is no need for me to grasp it, reach for more of it.
Safety of the sort of which I speak begins to deaden us. I do not try new things. I do not go new places.
Not anymore!
As you know, I have signed up for Yoga Dance training at Kripalu in the fall. This is a huge deal for me. I will be traveling there by myself. I have been having anxiety about this and then the other day I noticed something.
I wasn't having anxiety -- No. I was excited!
These two things can feel very much alike, and for someone used to one, the sudden uprising of the other can be quite startling! We don't necessarily notice.
But I did. So that's what I wish to Nurture: Excitement about this life I have created. Excitement about adventures to come. Excitement about my work. Excitement about projects.
Excitement, even, about taking risks.
Are you allowing the excitement of life to be overridden with concerns of safety or a sense of obligation to the extreme? What could you do to get your excitement back?
(Remember: One Exciting Thing you could do is participate in the Wild Woman poster contest!)
(Photo & Text Copyright: Christine C. Reed, www.blisschick.net, 2009)
28 comments:
Your excitement is infectious! :)
From the safety and tranquility of the haven you have created, may you reach out to new possibilities and experiences with the joy of excitement!
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I excitedly wish for her also! :)
Yessssssssssss :) As the most brilliantly fearless BlissChick wishes to nurture PEACE instead of Safety in her most awesomely Radiant world, so too do I wish for the BlissChick (Go Speed GO! :)
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I excitedly wish for her also! :)
Ohhhh I'm with you there - I think I just realized of late too - I have mde myself safe - which is good but I sacrificed excitment!! There can be a good balance of both!! You go girl!!!
Namaste, Sarah
Very exciting! Go Blisschick, go!
As Christine wishes for herself, I wish for her as well.
As Blisschick wishes for herself..I wish for her also!
I can also relate very well to your thoughts here. I do strive to really LIVE and experience life every day I can while I can though...we all should!
As Christine wishes for herself, so I lovingly wish for her as well. :)
Woman, you've started a movement I think ... can I bring pom-poms and wave them wildly? WOOT!! I love how you've contrasted excitement/safety ... without taking away from either. So, as BlissChick wishes for herself, so I wish for her, too, wearing face paint and a turquoise Cleopatra wig with multi-colored and glittery poms!!!
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her as well.
This is great!! EXCITEMENT!!! so much fun :)
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. :)
ps- they posted my "blogiarism" post... so I have a funny feeling that they won't edit the "ps"... LOL. I'm gonna keep it up to see if that helps!
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
Yes!
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also!
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
Your excitement just jumps from the page! I can't wait to see where the class takes you.
This wish is MOST excellent! Great one! I'm almost wanting to steal your wish! But, instead I'll simply join you in the wishing. As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I excitedly with love and intention, wish for her, also!
This was really cool...
I know this feeling of wanting to be safe. I think it's born of fear.
THis is the reason I decided that the next move we make will be to California.
It is safe here. This is our safety net. When I thought of California, my heart was filled with fear... that is why I decided we should go there. Because I wanted to, and it was new and far and unknown, and I didn't want to look back at the opportunity later, and realize I had missed out on what I wanted because of fear.
So I don't know how it will work out, but I'm diving in.
I am excited, and still a little scared.
A truly brilliant - and exciting - wish!!
As BlissChick wishes for herself, so do I, wish for her also...
As Blisschick wishes for hersel so I wish for her.
Excitement is definately yours!
xxx
Life is rich when we take risks...and we inspire others by going for the gold! As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also.
JOY, JOY, JOY!
I never noticed the anxiety/excitement connection before. I think I have to go check into some things with myself here.
Thank you for bringing that up. :-)
As Blisschick wishes for herself, I totally wish for her as well.
Ooh, excitement, and yes, as BlissChick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also :D
Kripalu Yoga is fantastic...Yoga Dancing sounds even more fantastic! Even exciting!!! Enjoy!
As Blisschik wishes for herself, as too do I!
Excitement is contagious. You are full of joy, full of life - all the best.
As Christine wishes for herself, so I wish for her also!
yoga dance is amazing! I'm doing a summer class starting next week! I'm so excited! Be well.
You are so insightful! Blisschick, that which you wish for I wish for you also.
As Blisschick wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
As Blisschick wishes for herself..I wish for her also!
Congrats on your break through! Keep going I want to continue reading about more break throughs!
Nurturing Peace is truly rewarding!
Hmmmm. There you go again Christine, paralleling your wisdom with my current situation. And I didn't even recognize it until you pointed it out.
I have a few opportunities to expand my musical life (including playing and recording with some great artists), but it would take me out of my comfort zone ie. I would have to travel!!
To Toronto!!
A BIG and scary CITY!!
I have been letting this fear of leaving my comfort zone hold me back. Now what am I gonna do about it? Hmmm, I'll keep you posted.
Oh, and as the BlissChick wishes for herself.... So say we all!! (there's a little BSG geekdom for ya ;-)
Oh Blisschick!
Here is my Wild Woman Manifesto. Today I have booked my first skiing lesson. I'm 34 years old.My feet will be braced up to the knees.
I have my friends to thank for the challenge- but you sowed the seeds of Bravado! I am opening my cage.
By 7 years old, I knew I had simply not been blessed with the range of abilities most other kids seemed to have- like running without falling, climbing, jumping, painting the picture I saw in my mind's eye. My best powers were reading and writing stories- but I was envious of the other kids.
I knew I wasn't lazy, just born this way.Try as I might ,it seemed I couldn't change. My abilities were what they were, and no more. Experience had taught me that there was no point in trying to learn skills I had not been born with.
Fast forward 20, 25 years.Now I know there is a reason for my funny feet and hands- just like Mum's. It has a name- there's a blood test. It is progressive, but manageable.
This knowledge has freed me. I am not incapable of learning new skills. I am no longer trapped in an inadequate body. God did not choose to bless the other kids with mysterious powers while denying them to me. That was the best interpretation my 7-year-old self could make of her experience. It was my defence against the charge of laziness.
Now that I know some parts of my body do not function as they should- now that I know the what, where and how- then I must make the best of what I have. When I have tested the limits of my WHOLE body- when I have used every capacity given to me- if I run out of new skills to learn, new abilities to enjoy-then, only, then, can I complain of what has NOT been given.
Now I see the cage has a door. I am stepping out.
Deb C -- GOOD for YOU! This is such exciting stuff and I would love to hear more about your discoveries and adventures as time passes. :)
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