Beautiful writing and important message. A teacher of mine recently said we should think of a teacup as already broken. That's how inevitable change is. The visual stuck with me. Embracing the reality that things change helps lend appreciation to things as they are right now, and also invites us to hold them lightly in their current state.
I pulled from Kim Krans' archetype deck. I'm struggling to accept the invitation to show up in the world in my fully mystical form (XXI - The Mystic), and I need to release control over my creation and allow it to bloom (I - The Mother).
Thank you for this, Olivia! The teacup analogy really resonated with me—would you mind if I shared your comment on my Instagram page?
I adore the cards you drew. Embodying our personal magic is so freakin’ hard when the world at times tries very hard to talk us out of it. I love the Mother showing up with the nurturing energy that says, “let it grow in its own time.”
The older I get the more I realize but nothing, absolutely nothing, is permanent. People get married and think they’ll live with their spouse forever. And eventually one of them dies. And eventually they can’t live in their house. Even the people that built some thing that looked like they would never be alone sometimes end up alone. It scares me and it’s our greatest hope. All things change. I love your description of the “wheel of fortune” card. Never heard it describe quite that way before. Thank you.
Good luck with your move. They will be grieving when you leave a home. Even when the move is the right one and for all the right reasons, I have found myself needing to really grieve when I leave a place that has held me for some period of time.
I love this! I’ve also been struggling with the idea of permanence. I get caught in the trap of thinking that if I’m going to start something, I should at least do it for a while. I know logically that it isn’t true. We can experiment and evolve. As confirmation, I pulled the Page of Pentacles and Wheel of Fortune today. Okay, universe. I see you. Lol
Exactly. But I feel like the most exciting parts of my life haven't lasted too terribly long...but that doesn't make them any less meaningful. I love the pairing of those two cards--a careful studying and observational approach to the shifts in life.
i think you hit the nail on the head... we do live in a culture that values longevity and permanence over all else. While we , ironically live on a living moving CHANGING rock spinning thur the universe... NOTHING is permanent , well... most things anyway, the things we seems to fixate upon or we place the 'should' be permanent anyway.
That is so true...if we take a close look at nature, it's constantly changing and shifting. I wonder if the root of our tendency to cling to permanence is a refusal to accept that WE are not permanent. It's a hard thing to grapple with, but I guess it spurs me to embrace the moment even more because I know it will not last.
i agree, facing our own immortality seems to be a challenge especially in western cultures. I think our relationship, or lack of, with death prevents us from fully living. There is a line in a great Jason Isbel song , Maybe time running out is a gift ( from If we were vampires) & Tim McGraws song live like you were dying ... we are dying and frankly the only thing besides plastic that last forever is the way we make people feel. I think this news articles touches on that fragility , we need to embrace it, the shortness the lack of stability, it is all so very temporary ; )
Beautiful writing and important message. A teacher of mine recently said we should think of a teacup as already broken. That's how inevitable change is. The visual stuck with me. Embracing the reality that things change helps lend appreciation to things as they are right now, and also invites us to hold them lightly in their current state.
I pulled from Kim Krans' archetype deck. I'm struggling to accept the invitation to show up in the world in my fully mystical form (XXI - The Mystic), and I need to release control over my creation and allow it to bloom (I - The Mother).
Thanks for your words & prompts!
Olivia
Thank you for this, Olivia! The teacup analogy really resonated with me—would you mind if I shared your comment on my Instagram page?
I adore the cards you drew. Embodying our personal magic is so freakin’ hard when the world at times tries very hard to talk us out of it. I love the Mother showing up with the nurturing energy that says, “let it grow in its own time.”
Go for it! If you want to tag me I'm @ aloe.by.olivia - just followed you :)
The older I get the more I realize but nothing, absolutely nothing, is permanent. People get married and think they’ll live with their spouse forever. And eventually one of them dies. And eventually they can’t live in their house. Even the people that built some thing that looked like they would never be alone sometimes end up alone. It scares me and it’s our greatest hope. All things change. I love your description of the “wheel of fortune” card. Never heard it describe quite that way before. Thank you.
Good luck with your move. They will be grieving when you leave a home. Even when the move is the right one and for all the right reasons, I have found myself needing to really grieve when I leave a place that has held me for some period of time.
It really is our greatest hope, Karen. What a powerful reframing. Always so inspired by you.
Oh gosh, this should be attributed to my friend Oriah Mountain Dreamer who I heard say this repeatedly!
I love this! I’ve also been struggling with the idea of permanence. I get caught in the trap of thinking that if I’m going to start something, I should at least do it for a while. I know logically that it isn’t true. We can experiment and evolve. As confirmation, I pulled the Page of Pentacles and Wheel of Fortune today. Okay, universe. I see you. Lol
Exactly. But I feel like the most exciting parts of my life haven't lasted too terribly long...but that doesn't make them any less meaningful. I love the pairing of those two cards--a careful studying and observational approach to the shifts in life.
i think you hit the nail on the head... we do live in a culture that values longevity and permanence over all else. While we , ironically live on a living moving CHANGING rock spinning thur the universe... NOTHING is permanent , well... most things anyway, the things we seems to fixate upon or we place the 'should' be permanent anyway.
Great newsletter!! thank you for sharing
That is so true...if we take a close look at nature, it's constantly changing and shifting. I wonder if the root of our tendency to cling to permanence is a refusal to accept that WE are not permanent. It's a hard thing to grapple with, but I guess it spurs me to embrace the moment even more because I know it will not last.
Thanks as always for your support!
i agree, facing our own immortality seems to be a challenge especially in western cultures. I think our relationship, or lack of, with death prevents us from fully living. There is a line in a great Jason Isbel song , Maybe time running out is a gift ( from If we were vampires) & Tim McGraws song live like you were dying ... we are dying and frankly the only thing besides plastic that last forever is the way we make people feel. I think this news articles touches on that fragility , we need to embrace it, the shortness the lack of stability, it is all so very temporary ; )