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What did you Do Make See Wonder Feel today?

What did you Do / Make / See/ Wonder / Feel today?

"a great sycamore that is a wondrous healer of itself. ... It has gathered all accidents into its purpose." -Wendell Berry, "The Sycamore" (To be a wondrous healer of yourself, gather all accidents into your purpose)

You don't have to fear being "sucked down." What you're feeling is energy flowing past you and through you. You can't be swept away. The current is carrying away the silt of fear and unworthiness and everything that is false. What happens when you trust the current? What happens when you trust your infinite self?

Persephone isn't cursed to return to the underworld...

It's her greatest asset, being a beginner, trusting in the journey, the world she is about to meet. There's no judgement-- no morality or even preference other than to connect and feel joy. Because there is no Outcome to reach for. There's only Begin .

What have you locked away? What have you stolen from yourself and hidden so that you wouldn’t long for anything wild, anything unknowable from the safety of the shore? What do you know and what have you always wanted without explanation? It’s there– very close. Waiting for you to breathe air into its lungs. Waiting for you to run into the water and swim down, down, down without worrying about how you’ll get back to the surface. You know what you know. You don’t have to “show