Viva La Revolucion!
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"Is it a rebellion?" asked Louis XVI of the count who informed him of the fall of the Bastille.
"No, sire," came the reply. "It is a revolution."
I've been meditating on the idea that there are no mistakes.
There are no mistakes.
It brings up so many questions.
I am a person of very few regrets. One or two... maybe. If they are there, they are small because I would have to think about it to figure out what they are.
I make most of my decisions based on instinct... a deep gut feeling of what to do. If I have questions about that I sort them out and don't over think it. I also refuse to make decisions, or take actions based upon cultural ideals or societal rules.
When faced with a difficult, frightening or extremely trying situation I simply become intensely conscious. I'm not sure how this came to be, but I decided very early in life that paying as much attention as possible is the safest route. How else could I ever know what to do? The very idea of having to have enough knowledge to weigh and consider every moment in life seems impossible and painful to me. It seems to me that we arrive equipped with the tools to do the right thing in every moment if we are paying enough attention.
It seems to that if we are paying enough attention that there are very few surprises. Anything big seems to come with little and big warnings... it's just a matter of whether or not we recognize them. By this I don't mean recognize them in some sort of psychic future telling way, but rather as a significant thought, consideration or lesson. Something to explore and learn from as preparation for what's coming.
There are no mistakes. Does this mean that everything that we do is the right thing? Does it mean that there are no choices? I don't think so. I think there are choices, but I think that they likely all lead us in the same direction. Perhaps it is simply a matter of how hard we want the road to be... how quickly we want to learn and grow.
I seem to have made the agreement, long ago, that no lesson is going to kill me so I may as well work myself near to death whenever possible... without break.
I'm not sure how I came to this idea, or how I may have been unaware of it for so long.
I've come to realize though that the reason for my ongoing fatigue, failure to take care of myself and general level exhaustion that comes around so often is that I push myself to extremes too often. I don't allow myself breaks and joy is only acceptable if it's a result of learning.
It's not the healthiest way to go about things, and is definitely not an example or bar I'd like to set for my children. I think I'm just coming to understand that there is a difference between always doing your best and overwhelming yourself.
I'm coming to realize that I truly have manifested all of the obstacles in my life as trials for myself. Showing off to myself like that obsessive athlete that pounds and pounds and pounds the pavement until they are near to collapsing.
I have made life too much of a chore... too much of a job.
I think this is one thing trying to become a regret... Did I miss out on much because I was so busy?
When it comes to me, I am never satisfied. Nothing is ever enough.
I'm not sure how I came to this agreement, but I am changing it. I am paying more attention to my inner balance...
I think we are born with a handy tool... if something is good for you it feels good. It's cultural programming that gets in the way... screws up the signals... crosses the wires. Too much focus on memorizing rules that prevents us from developing the power to know what is right. Raised, utterly without religion I seem to have fully developed the ability to make good choices, to know right from wrong and to live fully and beautifully enough that I inspire others. I believe it is something that we are all born with. Refusal to fit in simply for the sake of others' comfort.
I fully believe though that we are all capable of resetting... of dumping that domestication and becoming our true selves.
This is something that my children are helping me to learn. In a culture where we tend to believe that children are irrational and do not know what is best for them this can be a difficult task, but the more attention I pay, the more I can see that my children came into this world as the rest of us did... we know what we need... we know how best to get these needs met too. It's when the big people... the power-wielding people in our lives... begin to tell us what's right and wrong that things get all mixed up. Generations and generations passing on messages that we don't truly agree with... that go against our inherent being.
I'm trying to raise a totally different kind of human being... or rather... I'm trying to raise myself and avoid crushing and molesting their beautifully undomesticated, wise, wild and free selves.
I think the world needs revolution and I hope that my kids can be on the front lines of this... driven by their powerful sense of what is right... unafraid... believing more in life's great purpose than in hiding in culture's pampered slavery.
I want them to know that the only thing in the world that truly belongs to them... that truly means anything... is their soul. And what's good for the soul is good for the whole.
Life is a gift. Every single moment, every single experience, every single feeling is a gift to be appreciated fully... none more than another. All of life is beautiful as it is. Whether you believe this to be your only life or not... why not live it to it's absolute fullest?
Why not be a revolutionary rather than another marginally fulfilled Average Joe?
Freedom... we begin losing it so early in life that by the time we have real power in the world we have accepted gross trespasses, lost our true drive, and can barely conceive of a different world, much less risk our comfort to bring it about.
Bah! I choose something different.
I swear to myself that before I die I will be truly Cage Free.
This is my personal revolution.
Viva la revolucion!!
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19 comments:
What a lovely picture of you!
Cage Free sounds like the perfect goal. Wonderful pic!
yes you Do inspire others! LOTS! Thank you!
I can really appreciate what you are doing. Our family's values are aligned with yours. My problem has never been an inner questioning of what we are doing but an external battle with extended family. We eliminated all plastic and our tv only to have it creep back in over time with extended family. I love the idea of it but it is so freaking hard when you are bombarded with the rest of the world doing the complete opposite, even in the midst of absolute inner confidence...and then tearing you down for your lifestyle choices.
...since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. (from Romans 1)
This jumped out at me as I read towards the middle about your handy tool we are all born with. We all know right from wrong when we are born. It is how we choose to act upon them. I agree.
Yes! Let your children teach you. Do what they do and nothing more or less for just an hour and you will get a glimpse of how we should be living. We are born knowing it and then lose it and have to re-learn. The trick now, as mamas, is how to create a life that allows our children to be who they are and hang on to the joy, love and light that we are each born with. I love the phrase "culture's pampered slavery." It seems the more people have the freer they think they are but it the reverse is true, isn't it? Our things own us in many ways. Blessings to you, Aimee. Thank you for sharing so much of your journey. Here's something you might like, if you don't know about it yet:
http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php
Cindy, Tans, GSD, Thank you!xo
LHOW, That external battle can feel overwhelming and even devestating at times, for sure. For some reason though I've always had an easier time seeing my true self when I meet with such opposition. I do tend to feel sad and disappointed though which I am working on :-p
Amy, though the source of our personal truths differs, we are quite similar on values. xoxo
Rose, As the great Janice said ;-) Freedom's just another wor for nothing left to lose.
I have heard of The Secret. I think someone may have even given me a book on it. I just haven't found the space to look into it yet. I think the surface appearence of using it for personal gain is a little off-putting while I'm getting the same info from Sufist, Buddhist and even pagan texts. I shouldn't really judge though, having never read it.
I have the link open and will take a deeper look today.
xo
Please excuse the typos... or the new level of typos ;-)... I mostly type with one hand these days while holding a nursing baby. Being a rapid-fire two handed keyboardist, I have trouble finding the keys this way.
You and your outlook are so incredibly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your soul with us. I hope that my free children and your free children can meet someday.
I don't mean to nitpick..While I understand that you feel we each have a personal truth. There is in fact only one Truth. After all, what makes truth truth? If we all have our own personal truth then it ceases to be truth and therefore is merely opinion:
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
Psalm 40:11
Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.
These things I post in much love. :-)
Amy, I prefer not to discuss religion on this blog. We can talk anytime though. xoxo
Sure, no problem. ♥ Can you tell the kids I miss them? Annabelle talks about Neeka often and I really miss Quinn myself. :-) We think of y'all everyday.
Wow, this is very powerful. Thank you for putting into words things that I think about all the time.
I just found your blog and it is definitely my new favourite. Such beauty. I look forward to "looking around."
Well, you did it again.
I tell you what... I love the connection in the spirit that we can have with each other. When you e-mailed me, I was going through a ruff patch (you did get my return e-mail right?). What seems to be that last bit of an uncomfortable situation. Then, you emerge!
Well, I have emerged! I knew you sent that e-mail for a reason. Since I didn't know why, I decided to put it on the back burner. Lately, I have gotten that same desire, freedom, and the one and only, gone with the wind sensation under my wings!
We should e-mail chat again soon ;) ~Sorrel
xo I love you, Sorrel. Give me a call.
Just came across your blog via Google sharing...
Powerful words and insights. I applaud you on your intensly personal journey.
I have always been a philosophical and forward-pushing person. Since having my first child (22 months ago) I have been pushed in new and WHOPPER ways.
What I didn't expect was the new heights, or deeper levels, of compassion. I have let go of so much judgement of 'better' ways of living. I support authentic and intuitive living. Yes, truth is all down to perspective. Lots of good vibes for finding your and your family's truths.
I almost never comment on blogs, but this post was truly inspiring and honest. Thank you!
JP
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