Carl Jung is so fascinating to me. Many of his ideas are familiar yet there was no way I could have known them before I began studying him.
Synchronicity is an idea that Jung talks about. Have you ever thought of someone and then run into them soon after?? Or sang a tune in your head and have it come up on the playlist or radio? That's kind of how synchronicity works.
Another idea that is from Jung is archetypes. My explaination of archetypes are the patterns we recognize. Jung spoke of of a "collective consciousness"; memories and experiences that are shared in the subconsciousness of a race or culture. He used that idea to explain why we tend to see history, literature, lives repeat certain patterns.
There were too many words for I... So I went for the easy reach and chose "Inspiration"... well mostly because I am behind and I want to get words out and I want to get "I" checked off...
Other "I" words that I could have used... Invoke and Intention... These are definitely topics for a future blogpost.
It's been awhile since I've blogged, so I still feel very sluggish in my writing. But I know the only thing to get over that is to "Sit the hell down and write" as Patty Digh would say. So... here I sit.
I was inspired to begin this blog by another blogger who is an artist and a writer (check out those links). His stories are funny and real and heartbreaking. And every day, I can expect to get a nudge from him... "Loved your H and I posts"... Hint, hint!! But it is what I need... Someone who listens to me speak my dreams and then expects me to follow through on them.
If you don't have one of those... find one.
I am also inspired by this thing that tugs at me and pulls me... this goddessy-woo-woo-mystical stuff that drags me underneath the moon and urges me to build a fire and makes me want to sing and even howl!! I'm trying to figure out who she is. I feel like she is mother, sister, daughter all rolled into one. She needs me. I need Her. I am HER! My postings here will lean towards the "woo woo" as I explore and walk this path.
I've even recently been inspired enough to share a secret that only one or two people knew previously... but they are not in my sphere right now. So I trepidatiously shared with one or two others. I want to create a local space where others can gather and find resources and where they can share their ideas and find community. This will more than likely end up being a retail type space, but something that has always stayed with me since my days in the "Emerging Conversation" (that I got involved with about 10 years ago or so) is the idea of "3rd Spaces". I want to create a space like one I am searching for:
a place outside of work and home
a place where conversations happen
a place where you can share a bottle of wine or a pitcher of beer
a place to gather as a group and go walk or do yoga
a place where you find kindreds who want to give back to the community
a place where you find people deconstructing and reconstructing ideas and projects.
a place where you can find resources and neighbors that can assist you on your path.
I want a space like that. I want to create a space like that.
D is for Dream. This is the 4th of 26 posts for the A to Z blog challenge.
I have a dream. My dream is not the American dream. I believe the American dream is in illusion created by Madison Avenue. My dream is to find peace. And freedom. And love.
Currently, my life seems to be chaotic. And I work too many hours to find a way to balance all I need to do with all I want to do.
Even if I had the time, financially, I'm not able to finance much beyond a bottle of wine occasionally. I want to find the financial freedom to enjoy more of life. And to share those enjoyable moments with others.
Love is another dream that seems to elude me. Maybe I have bought into the fairy tales and love stories and maybe love is as big an illusion as the American Dream.
Tonight, I took a step in the direction of creating my dream. I was asked to smudge someone's home before she moved in. I was so honored and excited to participate in blessing her new space. This felt like a nudge from the universe. For a couple of years now, I've been thinking about a business I'd like to open. Something eclectic and spiritual and mystical.
I think the universe heard me discussing my dream and decided to drop me a breadcrumb.
Sitting on the shore watching the waves and the sunrise with my daughter and grand daughter. It feels like a circle of life moment.
The ocean reminds me of my mother. It reminds me that everything changes. But never changes. It reminds me that I am small. But capable of greatness. It reminds me to follow my dreams.
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