tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post5990129823072541406..comments2024-03-25T15:16:59.631-04:00Comments on The Green Bough: Taking A LeapOriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-72245307190443414102012-03-09T09:32:43.292-05:002012-03-09T09:32:43.292-05:00yes, thanks for the thoughts. Being caught up in r...yes, thanks for the thoughts. Being caught up in routine, studies, our jobs' demands... is a sickness really. We become alienated from ourselves and become robots. My 15 yr old niece in the UK is a good student but is stressed re her studies. <br /><br />which made me research alternative learning... and i realised: secondary school is SO yesterday - geared towards producing obedient wage slaves. And so little time in the week to self-directed ambling or study. They cram them with useless stuff and they come out with virtually no useful lifeskills except the ability to highlight notes or repeat some trite PC motto to please their teacher. <br /><br />and they are kept segregated from adults, from the Office or the factory. It's actually a step backwards from when Captain Cook was already a proficient mariner at 16 yrs old. <br /><br />secondary school sets up people to follow mindless patterns rather than trust themselves, their intuition, take risks, adventure in the real world.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119193175145977768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-63843411399712300162012-03-03T18:16:32.946-05:002012-03-03T18:16:32.946-05:00Marguaritte- lol - many of us are. Was just lookin...Marguaritte- lol - many of us are. Was just looking at an ad for a book that is coming out by Clarissa Pinkola Estes called "Late Bloomers"- will be out in May- might be worth a look! :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-84439589722686495412012-03-03T17:07:32.304-05:002012-03-03T17:07:32.304-05:00I read this, now past leap year, and moving closer...I read this, now past leap year, and moving closer to the Ides of March! <br />Ah the wondrous tension of the leap, and the ground. Thank you Oriah. So happy to discover you. Don't mind me, I am such a late late bloomer ; )Marguarittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697740651036975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-46460957611151947272012-03-03T06:37:10.261-05:002012-03-03T06:37:10.261-05:00I must giggle, remembering good ole Bashar saying ...I must giggle, remembering good ole Bashar saying that "humans have mastered limitation". Also in imaginary scenarios I find myself too shy and still way too caught in the usual *feeling* of being restricted in some way.<br />And as I let go of this - I discover myself longing for the chance of opening up to the beauty. Really, for me having extra time it's not much about doing wondrous things... but just about savouring the deliciousness of the sunshine on the lake shore, an icecream and a kiss, a book and a laughter among friends - I mean fully, unlimitedly. Without that bad feeling in the back of my head, reminding me that for this and that reason it will be soon over. As I would never leave, as it would last forever. Yes. I think I will continue to fantasize a little... <3<br />Thanks so much for this Oriah!<br /><br />In beauty and laughter,<br />Fabiola Blue FishFabiolahttp://jihvagravasini.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-55234691780677228522012-03-01T09:40:38.714-05:002012-03-01T09:40:38.714-05:00Welcome Dawn! I love that phrase: "inner spac...Welcome Dawn! I love that phrase: "inner spaciousness." Can feel myself take a long deep breath just reading it :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-3116136207894579862012-02-29T19:06:52.297-05:002012-02-29T19:06:52.297-05:00This is my first visit to your blog altho I have r...This is my first visit to your blog altho I have read all 3 of your books (in fact I read each of them twice :))<br /><br />Today I recalled the wonderful story you shared of having the impulse to go for a drive which led you to discover your perfect next home. I remembered this because I've been searching for a place during the past couple of weeks and have exhausted myself in the process with too much 'doing and efforting'.<br /><br />When I connect with the inner spaciousness and act when the impulse speaks my life becomes easier and things flow far more smoothly.<br /><br />Thank you for the post which is a perfectly-timed reminder to slow down and let life become less of a struggle by listening to the inner promptings.<br /><br />with many blessings, DawnDawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-78386401533030915012012-02-29T16:09:56.347-05:002012-02-29T16:09:56.347-05:00Rose, I think practicing this wherever and wheneve...Rose, I think practicing this wherever and whenever we can is valuable. Otherwise our habit of filling time and responding to external prompts becomes so ingrained we cannot meander in spaciousness even when it comes.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-92231829741932980302012-02-29T15:01:25.499-05:002012-02-29T15:01:25.499-05:00I like this idea, thank you for planting the seed ...I like this idea, thank you for planting the seed Oriah. I think I may go do a writing exercise based around this before bed tonight. On holidays I love casting aside the clock and the phone that tell us the time, I can see when the sun rises and sets and that is all I need to know. XRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763857031636484404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-40907004556947028362012-02-29T14:27:22.997-05:002012-02-29T14:27:22.997-05:00You comment prompts an interesting question aboutu...You comment prompts an interesting question aboutu the pace of the world. We do, of course, often entrain ourselves to the speed around us (to avoid getting run over if for no other reason) but I wonder if we don't entrain the world to us, especially when we slow down and hold a place of soul-paced living. Hmmmmm. . . . :-)Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-65595844692811718712012-02-29T12:06:31.357-05:002012-02-29T12:06:31.357-05:00Thanks for playfully drawing us into this paradigm...Thanks for playfully drawing us into this paradigm. Yay Leap Year! To listen to the soul's voice, this is living a divine life, isn't it? And we can do this at any moment, can't we? Your reminder is lovely...Laurel Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582390435571034928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-69797271548585276092012-02-29T11:47:24.794-05:002012-02-29T11:47:24.794-05:00Oriah, thank you for this. I too long for a living...Oriah, thank you for this. I too long for a living a life at my soul's pace. And, I recognize how often I get in my way due to guilt over not producing more(especially income, smile). Truth is, my soul's pace is slower than most of the world that I know.... or is it? This is a nice reminder to be more present with the source of impulse and to use my imagination more.Infinite Healinghttp://www.infinitehealing.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com