Wisdom Journal

It's back to journaling for Wisdom. The initiative is Granting Being. Allowing whoever is in front of me to be all of themselves, fully expressed, however that shows up. It's a new muscle to practice with, and last night it took a whole lot for me to be present to granting being. My friend was rude, saying mean things, and I was granting being. This was not fun and left me perplexed with this new assignment.

Today I spoke to Cherri (my coach) and discovered I can still step up and say something to have him reflect on where his comments could be coming from, if perhaps he was looking for a reaction, and what might that reaction be. Leading someone into an inquiry is not about making wrong, judging, it's having an opportunity for revelation. Often we are trapped into doing, automatically saying that we no longer think about what's beneath that, what drives those comments? Sometimes freedom and relatedness comes when we realize we don't have to do that anymore.

My good annonymous deed has been geared to traffic, letting cars a space to move in or out of, easing off the gas pedal, tidying up my eating area, pushing the chair in, when I'm working out re-setting the weights to 0. Basically cleaning up, picking up after myself so someone else doesn't have to, ensuring the place is welcoming when I leave.

My Velocity course is truly amazing. I am present to my creating results, how, why, and when results are being created and who I am being around results. I've always had it that I need 33 hours to create a work of art. This weekend I am whipping through unusual small art creations in the space of hours and declaring them complete. Unlike the past, it's not based on have to, it's due, or looking good. It's just about being adventurous and playful and loving everything that turns up. I get to make tons of marks, get lost in the moment and try something different. Paper Machie on paper with twigs/leaves and soft pastel. Tons of fun.

I emailed the art teachers and invited them to play with me in art this summer. Perhaps I can pull together a community of artists - that would be awesome.

One last artwork...