tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post5309832742859934433..comments2024-03-25T15:16:59.631-04:00Comments on The Green Bough: What if We Don't. . . Oriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-74439649431801994322013-04-03T11:58:50.878-04:002013-04-03T11:58:50.878-04:00Thank you Amy- your comment on this brought me bac...Thank you Amy- your comment on this brought me back to it today- and I reallly could use a few 5 minute breaks from taking a position today :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-83023410921348350712013-02-20T23:59:52.363-05:002013-02-20T23:59:52.363-05:00I just had the chance to read this post and commen...I just had the chance to read this post and comments. Interestingly, the day you posted this I was driving through sand dunes in S. Calif. and went immediately to my anti-off road rant, in my head. I suddenly realized that rant was keeping me from enjoying the beauty of the dunes. I wonder what else I've missed in similar circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-63999463345381746612013-02-13T09:09:35.902-05:002013-02-13T09:09:35.902-05:00Carole, love the sychronicity with the enneagram t...Carole, love the sychronicity with the enneagram thought for the day! Thanks for sharing.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-79253302854275036132013-02-13T06:22:46.867-05:002013-02-13T06:22:46.867-05:00This post really resonated with me and in fact wha...This post really resonated with me and in fact what prompted me to comment is this: "Try an experiment today: What would happen if you did NOT try to "cover all the bases" in your relationships and duties?" this was my enneagram thought for the day also! Something is trying to tell me something!! BTW I am a counter phobic six on the enneagram - so anything that encourages me to "not take a position" or let something pass me by expecially if I feel strongly about it reminds me of the direction of my wholeness.<br /><br />Carole Carolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-78272548712145985992013-02-03T10:57:01.830-05:002013-02-03T10:57:01.830-05:00Mary Ann, so glad the post was helpful- thanks for...Mary Ann, so glad the post was helpful- thanks for taking the time to let mek know :-) Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-67545914395635977152013-02-02T21:46:21.672-05:002013-02-02T21:46:21.672-05:00This evening I was journaling about a major decisi...This evening I was journaling about a major decision on a transition I am thinking about making at this time in my life. I took a break as the answers I was seeking did not present themselves. That's when I found the post about not taking a position and I felt such a renewed feeling because it is such a true option I had never considered. The feeling of peace presented itself. Thanks for shining a light.... You do that quite often.<br /><br />Smiles, Mary AnnMary Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-23004013692194604972013-02-02T14:07:08.775-05:002013-02-02T14:07:08.775-05:00Beautiful Oriah!
From what I read, you are now wi...Beautiful Oriah!<br /><br />From what I read, you are now willing to let go! That is great. That is one of the thing I like about you: you always renew yourself.<br /><br />Thank you for the teaching. Michèle Rhéaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537908950129719492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-81910821420316494072013-01-31T10:52:42.067-05:002013-01-31T10:52:42.067-05:00Terrific and timely. Terrific and timely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-19892539199348314102013-01-31T09:06:02.769-05:002013-01-31T09:06:02.769-05:00Pat Mary- Allowing our inner placards to transform...Pat Mary- Allowing our inner placards to transform themselves into prayer flags for just a few minutes- brilliant! And yes, we do need a wide variety of communciation methods- and timing is indeed everything.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-33575627664204889042013-01-31T09:03:48.882-05:002013-01-31T09:03:48.882-05:00Kim, lovely and courageous to look back and see wh...Kim, lovely and courageous to look back and see where we have caused at least some of our own suffering- and where we were able to alleviate it also. And yes, I think you're right- when we have a foundational trust we feel the freedom not to have to convince the world of "the right thing" in every moment. :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-90842374256206342712013-01-31T09:02:06.172-05:002013-01-31T09:02:06.172-05:00Anne- wow- that must have been a challenge, and ye...Anne- wow- that must have been a challenge, and yet it sounds like you were able to see your hosts for who they were and not just the positons they held. I find this very encouraging.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-23910177988100212642013-01-31T09:00:55.757-05:002013-01-31T09:00:55.757-05:00Annie- Saying "a deep YES to LIFE"- a lo...Annie- Saying "a deep YES to LIFE"- a lovely foundation upon which to explore all the other questions, dilemas, issues of our lives and our world. Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-53169153138453319022013-01-31T09:00:41.504-05:002013-01-31T09:00:41.504-05:00Ooh I love this...love the inner placard! I have b...Ooh I love this...love the inner placard! I have become aware of a whole parade of them, jostling about within.<br />What to do with them? Allow them to transform themselves into prayer flags for just a few minutes?<br />i guess we need both - and all sorts of other ways of communicating too - letters, songs, silence... <br />I think that I need to learn about which, where, and when. I know I have sometimes used my placards unwisely. Thank you so much for this, Oriah.Pat Mary from Londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-51570797497994585532013-01-31T08:59:25.211-05:002013-01-31T08:59:25.211-05:00Rose, I don''t know if this is the case fo...Rose, I don''t know if this is the case for you but when I am overly busy and weary (which was particularly true when I had small children) I tend to shoot-from-the-lip more than I listen. Hard to carve out rest and quiet time during those years- may you be gentle with yourself.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-242628029807369722013-01-31T08:57:19.917-05:002013-01-31T08:57:19.917-05:00Nora- ah yes, how liberating it can be to say &quo...Nora- ah yes, how liberating it can be to say "I don't know."(which, I find is often the case.) Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-53641966225424143082013-01-31T07:42:28.506-05:002013-01-31T07:42:28.506-05:00Your idea releases me from a lot of pressure I fee...Your idea releases me from a lot of pressure I feel about some very difficult social and political questions. I always think I have to have an opinion but recently found that there are issues where I simply don't know what to do or what is best. Even experts don't know. So it is a relief to let go and admit freely: "I don't know. Perhaps I will know later on, but now I don't know, and I'm allowed to." Noranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-89917673498423620462013-01-31T06:04:53.645-05:002013-01-31T06:04:53.645-05:00I am going to meditate on this later once the chao...I am going to meditate on this later once the chaos of the kids and their day has ceased, i am all too quick to take a position these days, I know this and it isn't always a good or becoming quality in me. When I was younger I would listen without speaking much more and think a lot more on things, I don't know why with age I haven't become wiser but as this year I am intentionally choosing to try and reawaken aspects of my pre-mamahood self this is timely and thought provoking. thank you Oriah, brightest blessings xRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763857031636484404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-5439264708812131522013-01-31T05:27:30.706-05:002013-01-31T05:27:30.706-05:00Dear Oriah, So many weeks I make tea and sit down...Dear Oriah, So many weeks I make tea and sit down in peace to relish your words and SO often they resonate<br />deeply with issues I am considering in my life at the<br />same time. Are you keyed in to some kind of global telepathy with others?<br /><br />This morning (before the tea) I was walking and praying at the same time as turning over in my mind the possibility of non-reaction. There is sometimes a kind of chaos outside of us in our dealings with others (and sometimes in our own moments of contemplation) and I have realised that it is often the EGO that is reacting in that 'knee jerk' way. I am observing myself at these times as well as attempting to say a big 'YES' to each situation/conversation/dilema - a deep YES to LIFE ~ just as it presents itself in each moment. I have learnt that when you really do this, and stand firm in the deep silence within, the answers, the guidance, whatever you need to know about your way in the chaos, comes to you so very clearly. It takes more courage to do it this way, and it's harder but the clarity and wisdom that return to you is like an act of grace. Surely to do this is part of our evolving towards a higher consciousness as a species?<br /><br />Many Blessings to you for a joyfilled 2013,<br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-30948683170627878102013-01-31T03:11:19.432-05:002013-01-31T03:11:19.432-05:00Challenging. A couple of months ago on a visit to ...Challenging. A couple of months ago on a visit to the US I spent a couple of days with people whose political and religious views were basically anathema to me. But they were good, kind, hospitable, generous people. To argue when these issues came up would have seemed discourteous in the extreme. I therefore had to let go of my positions for those 2 days and I think that doing so helped me to see the truth of my hosts and to deeply appreciate all that we share rather than what separates us. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603126077385854963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-13586660568458390462013-01-30T21:59:47.331-05:002013-01-30T21:59:47.331-05:00Hi Oriah...Great post. I think of all the times I...Hi Oriah...Great post. I think of all the times I have felt the need to argue with someone when the outcome of the discussion really did not matter. With my step-mother, for example, at a family get together. The times that I have let something go, or responded with a less definitive tone, it has felt liberating. I have also found that if I can trust things to work out, I don't feel like I NEED to convince everyone around me that my view is the correct one. It is such a relief when I can do this. KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-1156129934448747202013-01-30T21:26:30.277-05:002013-01-30T21:26:30.277-05:00Susan- yes, and it occurs to me reading your comme...Susan- yes, and it occurs to me reading your comment that not taking a position about what we "should" do or be might help us also listen internally to the body-heart wisdom we need. Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-58977950877060723102013-01-30T20:29:56.548-05:002013-01-30T20:29:56.548-05:00Very perceptive, Oriah. I had not considered this ...Very perceptive, Oriah. I had not considered this line of thought, but it feels accurate. We are deeply steeped in a society, a culture, that values "doing" and action above all else, and anything less is seen and judged as not enough all too often: by self and others. However, there is great value in the holding of space, of being the sacred that All is, of being in that place where all things are possible and none are necessary. This place is often unseen except by those who choose to tune in to it. And it is not an easy place to be. It is the mandorla, that liminal space in between the connected circles where the tension of all possibility exists but is not yet manifest, not yet necessary. It is the center of love.Jennifer Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041194590269712800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-23667657495472854642013-01-30T14:59:54.642-05:002013-01-30T14:59:54.642-05:00What a lovely idea. How well it might help us to l...What a lovely idea. How well it might help us to listen, yes really listen to others reactions, thoughts and perspectives which may well lead us to a better understanding of them. Thank You.<br />SusanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147572766590330197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-90533602738410773212013-01-30T14:51:47.159-05:002013-01-30T14:51:47.159-05:00Patricia- oooo, I like that: temporary under-react...Patricia- oooo, I like that: temporary under-reaction. Yes, I mean- what do we have to lose? If we need to we can reschedule over-reacting at any time! :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-66822923406098371902013-01-30T12:37:33.769-05:002013-01-30T12:37:33.769-05:00I call this temporarily under- reacting. It takes ...I call this temporarily under- reacting. It takes a ton of restraint, but I am almost ALWAYS glad I did. triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929205365777864208noreply@blogger.com