PACE
I like this word lately.
1I’ve become a big fan of creating over responding.
We’re constantly responding to the world, people, and events unfolding around us. It’s inevitable. But when we fill out days with responding and responding only, we lose touch with ourselves and our inner alchemist.
We forget that we also have the ability to create the reality around us.
Similar to the leader and the follower concept..I think it’s “easier” to respond instead of activate/create. A lot of the world tends to sit in reaction mode rather than activation mode.
Waiting, waiting, waiting..
For what?
Through digging into what creation mode looks like for me, I’ve noticed its all about maintaining my pace. When I go 0-100, I lose steam fast, crashing hard. I get scared of my creative power and flee back to response mode where it feels safe.
Reacting to life is not as vulnerable as creating life. We’re not putting anything out on the line, we’re just taking what laid in front of us — often times, whether we like it or not.
I’ve found a sweet resting spot by letting myself idle instead of constantly flipping my engine on and off
2A prime example is the way I write these newsletters. I create until it scares me a little. My mind wants me to delete it, start over, thinking it’s stupid. Instead I slow down. Return to idling. Back away for a bit, but know I’ll always return.
ILY,
LILY
I found this newsletter hanging out in my drafts as I was clearing them out this morning. Felt like a very fitting Monday message.
I remember when I wrote this one I hated it and decided to just not send anything out at all. After reading it back with fresh eyes, I’m happy with it :) Thanks for being here!