overwhelm as an opportunity, not an obstacle
like stirring the soup...
you know that moment, right before the water boils
where all the scattered & subtle movement will contract into a center of stillness
and you can feel the pressure, the resistance, the tension…
yet it’s a sign that the ideal is imminent,
and all that is required in this moment is patience
and there is nothing more that needs to be done in this moment,
the conditions are just right
you need only standby, and be present for the uprising
that inevitable surfacing that summons warm waves of all you’ve been working towards.
you need not force, just adjust
standby to maintain a simmer after the momentum of the boil,
season and stir to prevent sticking or spilling over
honor the process of creating nourishment,
and then receive, absorb and bask in the abundant enoughness that exists because you started with a center.
I must follow the call of frustration back to my center - my altar within or without. Wherever I am - wherever I can recall enough to find the sense Cyclical Mindfulness.
what even is Cyclical Mindfulness?
it's practicing remembering your sense of center
through echoing the patterns of nature,
so that we can get back to feeling whole and clear again.
it's what this spider is practicing; patience and reflection.
really, it's so much more, yet so doable and simple.
even if it feels abstract to you, I'd love for you to join us in the self-paced course, which includes our first practice circle in July when you join before then!
click here to say yes to the cycles today :)
xoxo,
Gratefully Connected,
Rachael Amber (they) of Cyclical Roots
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