I spent this morning near the sea photographing a goddess who is rising her Queen. We sat on a blanket before I picked up my camera and did a wee tarot card reading. We spoke of gratitude, releasing, and taking ownership of our own shit.
What I am really wanting to bring into my life this year is to be grounded. To root into what's real. I
have heard myself say the same line out loud one too many times over the past
few years which is : Everything feels so up in the air right now.
I’ve been in a state of limbo for longer than I care to admit.
This statement pertains to many things, though most of it has to do with a
physical moving of our home. A place which is literally up in the air like a tiny birdhouse perched above the city. A place which has sheltered us and holds our history. A place filled with memories, natural light and a million dollar view. A place with no insulation and zero water pressure. A place that has served us well and we are ready to release.
Inspirational metaphors often speak of soaring, flight, and leaping. In many
ways I feel like the salmon swimming upstream by saying I want to climb down our perch and connect with
the Earth for a bit to find my footing.
Flying is fabulous and important, but I read something the other day that said, By all means go out on a limb, just make sure it's attached to a trunk. I’m working with two concepts
currently which is to root and to rise.
To truly rise is to know where you first root. From trunk to limb. To be able to bend in the wind
and allow your branches to dance wildly in the breeze is to trust that your
trunk won’t uproot easily, it’s grounded into Earth, solid and supported in that
space.
My goal is to be completely rooted in what I stand for and what I believe in that I won't be uprooted when my why is challenged by external sources.
I am rooting deeply into gratitude for the whole of my life: the experiences
that have led me to this point, for all that is, and for all that I am actively
building.
My guding word for 2013 is Land.
The literal being about physically getting onto some land in the form of our
own home. One with a foundation and surrounded by earth and soil to plant a vegetable and
herb garden and run around barefoot.
Land to set up a tent for our girls to
sleep under the stars.
Land for them to run, pick flowers, and collect dirt
under their fingernails.
Land to build a fire pit to replace our television.
Land to invite friends and guests onto and into.
Land to share with some animals.
Land for us to stretch into,
create, and grow as a family.
Land to sustain us, feed us, and ground us.
Land to rest, and retreat.
We’ve
been up in the air long enough, it's time to come back down to the ground.
As I write this, the sweet home we own in Austin is being listed for sale. Releasing this home will be the key to us getting onto some land this year. It feels scary and bittersweet but we are ready to create the changes that need to be made and step into something new.
I am so connected and committed to my one big little word for 2013. It feels
less lofty and more literal than some of my past words.
If you would, please share your word for 2013 along with how it came to you.
My word for 2013 is "Connect". It took me awhile to figure out exactly what the word should be. I really wanted it to be "Balance", but the universe kept telling me that it was actually something else. I realized that all of the goals I was making for myself were all about connecting to myself, my creativity, my relationships, my community. In a quiet moment, it came to me that my word was supposed to be "Connect" which makes so much sense.
http://www.piercedwonderings.com/2013/01/15/one-little-word-2013-connect/
Posted by: Jen Alex Allen | 01/28/2013 at 10:37 AM