LEARNING THE STEPS TO THE DANCE

"Don't try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers everyday without forcing their buds."

-- Osho

Hi,

A focus didn't arise for a message this week, so I went in search of something inspiring. I turned to an old favourite: The Dance by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Here are selected precious bits from her prelude:

"What if there is no need to change, no need to try to transform yourself into someone who is more compassionate, more present, more loving or wise?

"How would this affect all the places in your life where you are endlessly trying to be better? ...

"What if the question is not why am I so infrequently the person I really want to be, but why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?

"How would this change what you think you have to learn? ...

"What if you knew that the impulse to move in a way that creates beauty in the world will arise from deep within and guide you every time you simply pay attention and wait?

"How would this shape your stillness, your movement, your willingness to follow this impulse, to just let go and dance?"

~ Patrice

"Striving to better, oft we mar what's well."

-- William Shakespeare