Originally published 10/04/19 on FB Notes
This morning I entered the Labyrinth through the dark. I was early and seeking peace.
This week has been over-scheduled with incredible meaningful work in addition to personal commitments and family and that doesn’t even account for the chaos that is happening in our Nation currently.
Our country was on my mind as I walked in the dark. It feels like treacherous times where we must watch every step as we carefully go forward.
This week I have been reading Timothy Snyder’s book On Tyranny. He’s a historian of fascism. This quick read offers a guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism. One answer to the question I often hear, “What can I do?” I found this book to have some doable practical steps that I could take.
As the light slowly started to return I saw the numerous leaves covering the ground, hundreds that had fallen from the sky like tweets meant to confuse and cover up the truth, the path towards the center and in our country’s case…Democracy.
Thank goodness for the keystones marking the path. Even when it means seeking out the edges and figuring out how to get back on the path if we have strayed. I hope the current elected leaders follow the law, the constitution – America’s keystone, and our system of checks and balances hold.
As I walked I thought about my fallible self and ways in which I failed lately. I thought of ways I could improve and make amends. Thoughts of things I need to let go of like the trees letting go of the leaves.
Contemplated ways I could show up more for people I love, this land and our country.
I sat in the center of the Labyrinth and sang my prayers for our world and especially our children.
I listened to the squirrel fussing at me for interrupting his nut burying time with my meditation. The hawk’s hunting cry sounded as the sun fully rose and I looked towards the light.
Breathing deeply I reminded myself that in the midst of chaos it is more important than ever to practice self-care, community care, and the tools that we know work.
As I walked out of the Labyrinth and was facing East (New beginnings) I got the alert that it was time for my daily reading for the Sacred Rebels App (Guidance for Living a Unique & Authentic Life) by Alana Fairchild.
It’s rare that I open my phone in the Labyrinth but I felt called to see what today’s reading would be as I faced the East and had to laugh as the card “Faith in the Process” was revealed.
Wishing you faith in the process, peace & grace as we journey this road together.
In Peace and Play,
Christine
P.S. Yes to faith and voting!
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