a time of wonder, a time of despair

As I look at the world around me, I am aware of life’s fragility. We live in a time of wonder, a time of despair. Personal loss. Community loss. National loss. Global loss. Within the loss I sense a void that is a vessel of opportunity. 

That void? It won’t stay empty for long. When we are unaware all sorts of things sneak in to the empty! As individuals, we cannot choose how communal vessels will be filled — that takes a community of commitment. We can choose how we fill those empty spaces within our self. 

How do we fill those spot? This is not a plea for shopping therapy. It is an invitation to fill those spaces from the depth of your being. This is not a task for the faint hearted! In order to fill those spaces we must decide how and even if they should be filled. 

To decide to fill or not to fill, we become an explorer of places that unsettle us. We journey into the shadow spaces of our self to better understand the ghosts that linger in them. We discern how those shadows reflect our being.

Not all empty spaces need to be cleared or even filled. When we attend to them, we discovers that some are already brimming with that which we cannot quite identify — mystery, magic, the tendrils of connection to the sacred, the energy that powers us through the unknown into an understanding of who we are. 

Unless we focus our awareness, we cannot sense what is pulsing within. The mystery, the magic only makes itself known when we calm and center our self. 

Other shadow places are filled with dust bunnies of the past and shards of things we cling. While these spaces may appear empty, they need a good cleaning — a feng shui of our soul. In this clearing we make room for what gives our life meaning.

That clearing happens by surrendering into those spaces that scare us. We recognize the ghosts that we have fed for so long and make peace with their angst. We gently yet firmly bid farewell to what we cling to. Space empty, we decide what we place within. That decision is a great challenge. 

Whatever we place inside those empty spaces is what we reflect into the world. What do I place within? I want to reflect empathy, compassion, fortitude, courage, gentle listening, a desire to be heard and to listen. 

I think that maybe that if I can show up shining my truth, I will be better able to live in this uncertainty and serve as a guiding light that brings others home to themselves. Maybe if you can show up as genuine you, you will do the same. 

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. As a contemplative coach, she uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating the mundane and extraordinary. The result of time with Van? Being the change you want to see in the world by creating a blueprint for your life through a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature. 

Van is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Her most recent book, As Natural As Breathing: Being Intuitive, is available on Amazon. Contact Vanessa for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs.

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