Wonderment of Our Passage

Growing up, we’re often encouraged to be good little girls and not make waves. Yeah, but… how much fun is THAT. Just think of how much fun it is to really make a big SPLASH instead. To be bodacious and vibrantly alive takes energy and, sometimes, a letting go of our good-little-girl mentality. Here we are at this ripe and luscious time in life and so if not now then WHEN will it be time to create some spaciousness to step into our fully and vibrantly awake and aware Self?

Peeking into our trusty dictionary we find that vibrant means (1) pulsating with life, vigor, or activity and/or (2) responsive, sensitive.

From the Latin root word vibrare, meaning “to wave or move quickly to and fro,” also comes the word weave. Soooooo, to play with words a bit, one might extrapolate that we weave vibrant aliveness into our lives by becoming actively responsive, sensitive to life’s pulse. And what better time to do that then in these Wise Woman Years into which we are entering?

Would that we could. But, to do so, we must create the spaciousness to respond. Alas, these days our activities are most often dictated by everything from day-runners to five-year plans! Overly encumbered by all our carefully determined projects and schedules, we risk losing our ability to be sensitive and vibrant.

To be in the flow is to experience life in each present moment, like a surfer riding the ocean’s waves. But, of course, that doesn’t mean there was never preparation or a plan. The time, energy, focus, and skill development that allows the surfer to take those giant waves in stride most certainly required discipline and commitment. Those of us who are stepping into our Menopower have certainly learned a thing or three through all the conundrums and commitments along the way. Soooo, what would it take to allow ourselves to simply and spontaneously be in the flow?

And, if not now, then when?  This is most certainly our time to make a great big SPLASH into being vibrantly alive.  But here’s the catch… and the key.  Sometimes it’s about doing and sometimes it’s about creating spaciousness by doing nothing much. How about shifting out of high gear from time to time and just getting lazy??? How about taking at least some time each day and maybe even one day each week that is totally unscheduled, laid back, maybe even (Goddess forgive) UNproductive.

What might some UNproductivity allow for?  Here’s a thought from Sam Levenson worth considering right now.  "People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone."  Especially your Self. How might you create the spaciousness to lighten up and reclaim your aliveness NOW?

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