Last night as I journaled, the words “free fall into me” etched onto the page. Instead of feelings of danger, the words resonated with fierce courage and lightness. With this epiphany a voice whispered, “How do you free fall into yourself?”
This question has been nudging me ever since I left a Tai Chi class a couple of weeks ago. I saw a maple leaf floating in the air coming to rest on the roof of my car. In my mind, I heard the lyrics of Carrie Newcomer: “leaves don’t drop they just let go and make space for seeds to grow.” The why of the free fall was answered in that moment.
Free falling into our self is about letting go by living the art of nonattachment. While I have given presentations and written about nonattachment, a whisper suggests, “Maybe you didn’t quite get it. Maybe you haven’t been so nonattached after all.”
The definition of nonattachment is simple: not clinging or casting away while being objective about what is happening. Being nonattached is being aware of what catches us in the moment. We discern how we get caught and create living strategies that untwine us from our attachments.
How do you get to the place of nonattachment:
- Begin with recognizing what catches you. Think about that — how can you be nonattached if you don’t recognize the depth of your attachment?
- Dive deep by asking yourself the whys of nonattachment — dig into your thoughts, emotions, and physical reactions to what what you cling to or shove away. Remember that clinging or shoving away are both signs of attachment.
- Forgive yourself, in the moment, for the times you are unable to let go. Find joy in the moments of free fall for they happen more than you realize.
- Ask yourself what can I do to cling less, to have less aversion, to objectively be in the moment? Create strategies, little and big, so that letting go happens with greater awareness and becomes a simpler endeavor.
- Rejoice in the moments of letting go. Create mental, emotional, and somatic memories of these experiences. Recall these memories when you get tangled in attachment.
- Celebrate each moment of free fall knowing that you are not hitting rock bottom. Nonattached, you are falling into the loving arms of yourself.
Experiencing free fall during the art of non attachment is making space for seeds to grow. And, this transformation is the change that you share with the world.
Vanessa F. Hurst, ms, is an Intuitive, Coach, Catalyst, who uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for personal and relationship transformation. She is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Contact Vanessa (vanessa@intentandaction.com) for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs.
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