Still lying in a bed with the flu I caught myself waiting for the next wednesday's episode on subtack and I realised I hadn't accomplished this last one. My mind prefer to move forward rather than to just stop for a while and ponder.
So I stopped and asked myself again:
-Did I allow myself to be held?
-I hadn't realized that I wasn't.
-Did I allow myself to accept myself fully first with all likes and dislikes?
-No, I didn't.
It made mi humble. I felt this tenderness and vulnerability.
I decided to do what I love, the best I can in this moment and I kept asking myself:
"Do I let myself to be held as I hold others".
And I was held while I was held them "without fanfare, without effort, in full surrender"to this moment.
And I am still learning what does it mean to receive and give from this still place, full of trust.
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” Beautiful, just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Alan. In a week when I am spending time with an unusual variety of people for different reasons, this brings new meaning, new depth. Once again - the right words at the right time - thank you!
Alan, this is so beautiful. There's such grace in allowing ourselves to be held – and that is something that must be not simply known, but felt. The feeling piece is what really brings us alive and into transformational presence. Thank you for this – there's so much in that I relate to.
Thank you, Cate. Indeed, to be held. And to feel we are held even when we aren't actually physically being held. I'm finding that really important these days. Thank you for your beautiful words here.
What a beautiful vision of how to hold others in love without carrying their burden for them, how to walk with others but not lose our own path. Thank you for this, and for being an ancient young wise man for so many of us!
Thank you, Johnathon. It can be easy to shy away from holding others when we think we're going to have to "take care" of them. Sometimes we all need some "taking care of," yet more often for most of us, we just need to know that someone else is there. To feel that we are held in another's heart.
Hi Alan and Everyone!
Still lying in a bed with the flu I caught myself waiting for the next wednesday's episode on subtack and I realised I hadn't accomplished this last one. My mind prefer to move forward rather than to just stop for a while and ponder.
So I stopped and asked myself again:
-Did I allow myself to be held?
-I hadn't realized that I wasn't.
-Did I allow myself to accept myself fully first with all likes and dislikes?
-No, I didn't.
It made mi humble. I felt this tenderness and vulnerability.
I decided to do what I love, the best I can in this moment and I kept asking myself:
"Do I let myself to be held as I hold others".
And I was held while I was held them "without fanfare, without effort, in full surrender"to this moment.
And I am still learning what does it mean to receive and give from this still place, full of trust.
With love and gratitude ♥️
Beautiful, Dagmara! Thank you!
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” Beautiful, just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Alan. In a week when I am spending time with an unusual variety of people for different reasons, this brings new meaning, new depth. Once again - the right words at the right time - thank you!
Thank you, Jane, I'm glad it's helpful. I've loved that Irish proverb for years. Certainly relevant for our times.
Alan, this is so beautiful. There's such grace in allowing ourselves to be held – and that is something that must be not simply known, but felt. The feeling piece is what really brings us alive and into transformational presence. Thank you for this – there's so much in that I relate to.
Thank you, Cate. Indeed, to be held. And to feel we are held even when we aren't actually physically being held. I'm finding that really important these days. Thank you for your beautiful words here.
What a beautiful vision of how to hold others in love without carrying their burden for them, how to walk with others but not lose our own path. Thank you for this, and for being an ancient young wise man for so many of us!
Thank you, Johnathon. It can be easy to shy away from holding others when we think we're going to have to "take care" of them. Sometimes we all need some "taking care of," yet more often for most of us, we just need to know that someone else is there. To feel that we are held in another's heart.