The times, they are a'changin'
Today is Cinco de Mayo, shared with Freya this year . . .
The times are urgent; let us slow down. – Bayo Akomolafe
Transitions can only take place if we are willing to let go of what we have known, the worlds we have created, and our assumptions about “how things are.” … Unfortunately, in the West, we don’t let go of anything...we cling to a past that no longer exists, grasping, desperate, and confused...we diligently guard our stories (true or not), our lifestyles, and our belief systems until they are ripped from our sweaty palms. And yet, letting go is a necessary part of transformation. – Barbara Holmes in Meditations.
The Way calls us to transformation. Beginning with letting go, we enter a liminal space beyond words to comprehend challenging our addiction to control. It is here the mystery unfolds and a new and quite different light comes in.
...embrace the ways of a Mystic Wayfinder, one who purposefully gets lost in order to chart new ways forward...we enter a space of liminality and emergence...summoning entirely new worlds….We do not have the answers today. We have the wondering. – Cameron Trimble
What matters in life is simple. Are you free and loving? Are you bringing your gifts to the world that so badly needs them? All aspects of your life are the precise place to find freedom and compassion. In Zen, this is called “no part left out.” – Jack Kornfield
Set the intention to accept rather than push away the underlying feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, and shame. Those precious moments of unconditional acceptance might not last long at first, but always in them is the discovery that the heart opens with care, and freedom. Even when thoughts you don't like continue to come up, they can be held with compassion. There is room for imperfection...pushing anything away creates a wall that barricades a small, separate self from others, from the world, from inner freedom...Opening to that vulnerability with compassion, the light and warmth of the heart shines through freely. – Tara Brach, from Trusting the Gold:.
We can't solve today's problems with the same kind of thinking we used to create them. – Albert Einstein