Hello beautiful human,
I’m taking a week to celebrate and reground An Inviting Space, honoring the season of Beltane and the fact that we’re getting very close to 100 days of daily posting here in this Space. As part of my week of regrounding, I’m lifting the paywall and inviting everyone to peek behind the curtain, as it were, at the motivating principles that guide my work here.
We’re at the 99th small made thing.
And over the course of a week, we’ve grounded in the principles that shape and guide and help me create An Inviting Space with you.
Today, I invite you to become aware of what you hear. Around you in the world in this moment.
And also within.
When you listen in, breathing and stilling yourself, what arises?
It’s amazing what we carry within us all the time that we hardly even ever know.
“Part of doing something is listening. We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, from A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Listening is the most intimate way of using our senses. To truly listen is to open ourselves wider than we knew possible. To trust. To invite. Today is day 99 and I feel perched on the edge, quivering a bit and keen, honed to the possible. Listening for what’s next.
Today’s invitation: It’s so simple today: just, listen. In the odd small moments. To the main event. To the whispers from the margins. To the ambient noise and the sudden interruptions. To the signals from your body and the surprising day dreams that come over you. Listen. Listen. And find what gold is there.
Looking to grow the connection and the energy? Here are some possibilities:
Your attention and time are the true gifts. Thank you. xoS