
I guess that’s all I’ve got left, then. Loving what’s left with the time I have left.*
Hannah
We are always wrong in some essential way about what our story is. We are never living out exactly the story we think we are. We are never exactly the character in the story we mean to be. But to be wrong in these ways is what makes it a story, openended and unpredictable, instead of a fixed plot rolling out to its foreknown conclusion.**
James Carse
Look for the wild in you,
It’s still there, no matter how much
parenting, education, work-life, enculturisation, and life experiences
have sought to make you predictable;
No matter what has preceded
this moment, your wild makes it possible to
be fully your limited, unpredictable, imperfect, unfolding, and
glorious self.
What’s your next thought,
Write it down –
No matter how crazy:
You need one small way to live this thought,
To cross the threshold,
The rest will follow,
Though it’s probably not what’s expected.^
Once you have crossed the threshold, if it really is your adventure – if it is a journey that is appropriate to your deep spiritual need or readiness – helpers will come along the way to provide magical aid.^^
*Brian McLaren’s Faith After Doubt;
**James Carse’s Breakfast At the Victory;
^You can always share it with me;
^^Joseph Campbell’s Pathways to Bliss.