Yesterday morning I woke early; I cleaned my flat – in my pants…!
Then put my running kit on, and by 8am, everything was all sparkly clean and I was all ready to run…
At the moment, I have no running goals, no races that I am aiming for – But I like to run – for fun, for fitness.
My creative expression…
I stepped out of the door, no real plan in mind – not even a route.
I turned up…
In front of my own blank Saturday morning canvas
I also had no real plan for my ‘Conversations with a Bodhisattva’ group.
Where I intend to show up every day for a year – at least – to see what happens…
With my creative flow…
Where will it go?
Me in motion – my canvas….. The roads, the parks, the globe…
The video camera and the blank blog page…
Even when we are not sure – turn up at the page
Even when we are afraid – turn up at the page
Even when we have nothing to say – turn up at the page
Even when we don’t want to – turn up at the page
Because magic can happen in the act off stepping out of the door, up to the easel, to the kitchen to cook; to the piano to sing…
A space of finding out…
If we want to aim for the stars, run a race, create a home, a meal, a symphony, a song, pass an exam, change the shape of our body, learn a language
We need to turn up…
And in turning up, we can explore what it is we might want… Investigate it more deeply, open the door to our dreams…
And while we are there look for where there are blocks, the incongruencies, the hold ups…
We want to start the day running – but we love to lie in bed
We want to be slimmer, but we so love to eat
We want to pass an exam, but prefer to meet friends than revise…
All of this must be brought from the shadows, into the light
In the light we can we work it all out; integrate it and we are set free
To plan the next stage…
How do we do this dream? What do we need…?
To reach for our own star….
The plan unfolds… The journey has begun; we must give ourselves time – and relax in each step
Remember to breathe – and find the silence in the breath, stay in each step as we make our way to our goal….
Turn up each day with or without a spring in our step – a space in our heart to find out; to unravel; to turn this way and that …
To discover things we never knew about ourselves, about life, about others.
To uncover latent talents, inner strengths.
To learn new skills..
As our creativity flows…. And then the goal – whether we reach it or not – has served its purpose…
Our creativity spilling out
Us in motion each day
The blank canvas alive – with our energy and light.