“Inspiration is the impulse which sets creation in movement.”
- Roger Sessions, composer, teacher and musicologist (1896-1985)
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.
- Martha Graham, dancer and author (1894-1991)
Dear Wise Women,
Will I ever cease to be amazed at how the path continues to unfold?
I knew when we parted two weeks ago that the seed had been planted for some beautiful transformation to occur. I certainly set this intention for myself, and for all of us.
As the days passed I noticed a rippling-out effect of the opening that has been occurring in my heart. I noticed a longing for Unconditioned and Unguarded Love to expand beyond my experience of being and to create a revolutionary new way of doing.
You see, for as long as I can remember I have been “working” to find more flow, ease and joy in my daily routine. Like so many of us in the modern world, I have searched for tools and techniques to reduce stress, make healthier choices, and “end” procrastination and distraction. And, to so some degree, I have had success. Yet, all along, I have heard a whisper from the still small voice inside, saying “darling, it need not be this difficult.”
So over the years, and especially the past few months, I have been relaxing into this message, and you, wise women, have been right there with me….floating down the river!
And in the relaxation, an inspiration has arisen. An inspiration to connect directly to the universal impulse of creation and to see how my daily movements, decisions and actions would be effected.
And so without any hesitation, I followed this inspiration and asked spirit to show me the way…and, as before, I was guided to embark on a journey.
I invite you to journey with me:
Guided by the steadfast compass of our hearts, we courageously enter the labyrinth. It is bigger than before. The expansion that has been taking place in our hearts has created an ever widening path for us to follow. We walk together and there is more ease to our navigation. We are lighter now. Our hearts are free of the conditioning and defending that has previously limited our ways of being.
Sensing the undercurrent of abundance flowing through us, we relax and let ourselves be moved. As we walk, our scope of vision expands even more and we see a gate at the center of the labyrinth. We look at our hands and realize that we are each holding a key.
Shocked by this apparition, we question what we are seeing, we wonder if it is safe, we even wonder if we deserve the key. And in this moment of doubt, the keys disappear and the path narrows. We feel constricted and we want out. We look at one another, seeking affirmation of the fear and panic we each feel.
But in the turning towards one another, something else happens. An impulse ripples through each of our hearts, causing a shiver of knowing to spread through our bodies. Our hearts open again, and, without a word spoken, the keys are returned.
We walk in silence now as we move towards the center of the labyrinth. With each mindful step we take, the earth bestows us with a new gift - a flower, a crystal, a bird, the warmth of the sun upon our faces. Full of wonder and completely present, we absorb it all.
As we get closer to the center we begin to sense a pulse gently beating through our bodies. This pulse has a quality that is similar to our heartbeat, but is not the same. It is connected to our breath, but it is not our breath. The pulse we feel is flowing beneath our breath - it is the source of our breath, the source of creation. It is the Mother of Love.
We walk on and the pulse gets stronger and we feel a surge of freedom and creativity, of ease and joy. We listen, we surrender and we allow the impulse to guide our movement.
And before we know it, we are all dancing along the path. From the ground level it looks like we are all moving in different ways, but from above, there is a beautiful synchronicity to our movements…each of us connected as we sway to the pulse and rhythm of our unique soul’s song.
We reach the gate and the doors open wide.
A light shines and the gift of creation is returned to us.
We remember.
We rejoice.
Uninhibited, we allow this pulse to beat through us and guide our every moment, our every action and every word.
Love Patti
Once we were given the gift of creation
with the light of the stars to guide our way home.
Yet with all our time here,
the layers of illusions just blocked memory of that which once was.
The seed of truth that was planted so very deep in our souls
waiting for a prayer or a wake up call from God
to glimpse some truth that reminds us of what we are really made of.
- Rev. Cindy Paulos.
* Listen to Wayne Dyer read this entire poem at https://insighttimer.com/cindypaulos/guided-meditations/wayne-dyer-the-gift-of-creation
Reclaiming Our Artistry
Before to-do lists and chores
Before passes and fails
Before pressure and responsibilities
There was another way
A way of moving, of being and doing
Building a tower of blocks
Painting with our fingers
Plunging our hands into sticky cookie dough
No hesitation, no fear, no worries about the mess that might follow
Only an unbridled desire to explore, to create,
To follow the impulse of the moment.
I long to reclaim this innocence
To infuse just a drop of that magic elixir of wonder
into my adult self.
The elixir is at my fingertips, and yours,
If only we have the eyes to see it
and the will to drink it.
Every moment, a new dropper full of inspiration
that transforms
the mundane into magic
chores into creations
and messes into masterpieces.
That prompts us
to wake up every morning and say:
“What wants to be created through me today?”
- Patti Wardlaw
“The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity.”
― Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity