Cage Free Family

I thought I'd try and come up for air here for a minute!
I'm sure you can imagine the level of intensity around here lately. In all honesty, it is those beautiful words that you all have shared with me that keep me going every day.

Many of them have become my go-to nuggets of wisdom. Words that pull me into a more peaceful place and back into functionality.
I'm a huge fan of Eckhart Tolle and am reading one of his books, The Power of Now, right now. It speaks about being in the moment,the now, losing the ego mind, and letting go of all resistance to what is. It's brilliance. Love it.

I work every day to anchor myself in the moment and just be. Though, I'm finding myself struggling a little bit these last few days....forgetting the feeling, the power of that peaceful knowing...the purpose of everything that we're doing, and accidentally slipping into a place of repetitive contemplation, bringing about some not so fun resistance to the flow of all that energy.

We still have not found a charity capable of taking our things in donation! When I tell people this, their response echoes my feelings...Are you kidding??
Nope.
It's not that they don't want it, it's just that there is so much stuff, and now that we've gotten down to the wire, and the deadline is right there we're having to contemplate what to do with it in the event that we can't acutually find anyone to come and take them.

So, as I often do ;-) I've gotten off track of my point...
When I get to this place of fear, confusion, pondering...your words come back to me and fill me with that motivating energy at the source of all of the wonderful things which have happened.
What's more...your words aren't just motivating me! They're lifting up a great many people! So many friends and family have now quoted you all! What an awesome little community and place of support and friendship! Would that I could share some of the emails I've gotten...some of the truly inspiring stories...

You all are the whole reason for this blog. I wanted to find others like us, hear others stories, get some good experience based advice and share the love. I didn't realize what I was in for, but I can say that I am so very glad for everything which has happened and no longer want to imagine doing this without you all!

It's taking me some time to get to all of the words you have shared with me because I'm really trying to be there with them...really pay attention, and feel what you have put into them and give the same back. I'm learning! Learning about you, about us, about myself and the human spirit. Learning to see the beauty in what people are sharing, even, and sometimes most especially, in the words which challenge. What is a challenge, if not a question? My work there is to see that question seperate from myself. Hold it in my hand, take a look at it and let it move through me rather than trying to put it in a box and define it by my answer.

I am a passionate person and I can see that I am not alone! I hope that this place we've created together can be a safe place for us to all share that passion...without resistance!

How truly beautiful would that be?