Wrestling with the cocoon
Beautifully expressed Belinda. This is all supportive of the law of correspondence.
"As within, so without"... So deeply entrenched we can become in this
western rational framework, who's habits & beliefs can have us emerging
daily from our nocturnal cocoon more like a cockroach than a butterfly.
The constant social pressures & media bombardment are all in alignment to convince
us, that we are powerless, ordinary, separate & unacknowledged.
When we take the time out, usually through burnout or injury,
we slowly begin to smell the coffee again, feel the music & lyrics again, & slowly
find comfort in that cocoon again. We are not designed to be operating in an
industrial environment 24/7/365 decades at a time, and yet here we are.
Once we slow down enough, for long enough, & allow the sweet parts of ourselves
previously forgotten in the rush, to line our cocoon once again, we also begin to
realize (real eyes) that all of this is not by mistake, not a mere coincidence...
Whether we choose to re-engage with our life the same way again, or learn a discernment
that guides us to greater wisdom & harmony, without the misleading western bells &
whistles, is always our choice. But like our perspective as an adolescent, are we choosing
as, or from, a position of knowledge & wisdom, or something more akin to peer pressure
or indoctrination. Our ability to love, forgive, cooperate, create & be compassionate
are all a part of what make us uniquely Human, but how many of us have any time for
being human, in a culture that separates, divides & manipulates while we as individuals
forget that even without wings, we can be each others Angels at least occasionally, &
feel so much better about everything in the process. Reclamation is easier for the hermit
or the chrysalis than the cockroach, we need to be able hear ourselves again, with time for grace...
Thankyou for this page Belinda, now I need to hear some more Dianna Krall. :)
Beautifully expressed Belinda. This is all supportive of the law of correspondence.
"As within, so without"... So deeply entrenched we can become in this
western rational framework, who's habits & beliefs can have us emerging
daily from our nocturnal cocoon more like a cockroach than a butterfly.
The constant social pressures & media bombardment are all in alignment to convince
us, that we are powerless, ordinary, separate & unacknowledged.
When we take the time out, usually through burnout or injury,
we slowly begin to smell the coffee again, feel the music & lyrics again, & slowly
find comfort in that cocoon again. We are not designed to be operating in an
industrial environment 24/7/365 decades at a time, and yet here we are.
Once we slow down enough, for long enough, & allow the sweet parts of ourselves
previously forgotten in the rush, to line our cocoon once again, we also begin to
realize (real eyes) that all of this is not by mistake, not a mere coincidence...
Whether we choose to re-engage with our life the same way again, or learn a discernment
that guides us to greater wisdom & harmony, without the misleading western bells &
whistles, is always our choice. But like our perspective as an adolescent, are we choosing
as, or from, a position of knowledge & wisdom, or something more akin to peer pressure
or indoctrination. Our ability to love, forgive, cooperate, create & be compassionate
are all a part of what make us uniquely Human, but how many of us have any time for
being human, in a culture that separates, divides & manipulates while we as individuals
forget that even without wings, we can be each others Angels at least occasionally, &
feel so much better about everything in the process. Reclamation is easier for the hermit
or the chrysalis than the cockroach, we need to be able hear ourselves again, with time for grace...
Thankyou for this page Belinda, now I need to hear some more Dianna Krall. :)