I was out walking today and some words popped into my mind with instant clarity. I often experience this when I’m walking. Something frees up in the movement, and creative insights and direction for my life and work seem to crystallize out of nowhere.
The words today were, “A Path of Ease”.
Before heading out on the walk I had been crying, feeling waves of overwhelm and resistance. I’m in another time in my life that is ripe with transition. The rebirth is happening, and I’m in the midst of some of the labor pains. I feel myself stretching, emerging in the world in new forms, and there is no turning back.
I secretly love these times, even with the angst and disorientation they bring. I feel so alive and awake in the raw potency of the transformation happening. And I know how very quickly the tears can shift to wonder, the overwhelm to strength, and the resistance to surrender. Heading out on a walk in nature is one of my favorite ways to quickly change my experience and the perspectives I am holding.
I let the words, “A Path of Ease”, sink in as I walked. I felt the invitation, the creative possibility. My mind floated over what I had been holding with tension and something in me let down. I saw the choices before me that led me towards ease: receptivity and simplicity.
Receptivity: I had been actively generating dis-ease and tension through closing myself off from receiving what had been generously offered to me. Whether it was my pride or being stuck in a set of beliefs that I was trying to rally myself to live up to, I had been unnecessarily creating more distress for myself. And so I’m humbly remembering (again and again) that I can open to receive support. Yes, indeed!
Simplicity: The wisdom in this message was simple, “It’s pruning time!” It’s time to cut away the old growth to allow for the fullness of the natural and organic blossoming that is wanting to happen. There’s such a freedom, release, and lightness that comes for me in consciously stepping into letting go of what no longer belongs with me on my journey now.
I have a sense that there is more for me to live into in the messages I received today, yet it felt right to share the fresh insights and to let them ripple into the consciousness of others.
So, what about you?
- What emerges for you as you invite yourself to step onto a path of ease?
- What support might you open to receive?
- What might bring more simplicity to your life?
- What is it time to prune so that you can allow the new emergent growth to thrive?
Join in the conversation and share your answers below.
