This has been exhausting and as I sat down this weekend to write, I realized I’m tired because “making sense” is actually a false pursuit and a dead end based in my “doing” mindset. COVID-19 and all that it has brought with it and taken from us will never “make sense” – so what does that mean? Again, trying to make sense …
What if this is the time NOT to make sense but instead to SEE anew with curiosity the possibilities emerging from this sea change moment in history. What if this is the time to ask, “How is this pandemic happening FOR me?” A time for BEING more and DOING less. Right now we have a real-life opportunity for acceptance (my first blog post) and true leadership (my second blog post). And I believe we are called to this new path of being with what is, and from this place finding our inspiration both within and outside of ourselves, connecting, and leading. I have no idea how to do this right now, and that’s just the point, I've never faced this before. I’ve almost always been able to live well within my illusion of control and now I’ve suddenly been thrown outside that and I’m feeling sad, scared, angry, and at the same time compassionate and grateful. So much here! I get glimpses of what this new path looks like as I see communities pulling together, friends and family creating new ways to be close while still physically distant, neighbors reaching out to help one another. There is hope in feeling in community and the aliveness of connection; it is vulnerable, not always joyful, that’s where the wholeness is. We can rest in the presence of uncertainty together. Pause, breathe, move. We can and are being and doing this together!
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4/6/2020 07:10:28 pm
Thank you, Caroline, for the valuable reminder that the real doing now is in being there for each other for what unfolds. Thank you for your authentic sharing of your beautiful voice. I also wrote about acceptance today on my blog, and I'm grateful to be in this with you.
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4/7/2020 09:43:12 pm
Acceptance is so interesting - such a simple concept and yet so elusive at times! Thanks Nancy for sharing your learnings and this journey!
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4/6/2020 08:23:40 pm
What a lovely invitation, Caroline. yes, let's rest in the presence of this uncertainty together. For me, it feels like a good time to go slow, be still, and listen to what our hearts are saying...Thank you.
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4/7/2020 09:47:02 pm
Thank you for your wise words Vicki! I'm with you on slowing down and listening as we rest together in the presence of uncertainty. There is an unwinding that I feel happening, not all of the time, but some of the time when I choose to be in the moment.
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Mary Alette Davis
4/7/2020 09:04:36 am
Thank you Caroline. It is inspiring and comforting to be reminded from a fellow traveller of the gifts each day brings.
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4/7/2020 10:10:52 pm
Thanks Mary Alette - I completely agree and feel the comfort of being on this journey together!
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4/7/2020 03:19:55 pm
An important reminder to BE during these unprecedented times, Caroline. Thank you for the invitation to pause, breathe and move together...I'm in!
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4/7/2020 10:12:11 pm
Yay! Thanks Bebe - so grateful for your teaching and presence in my life!
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