Colleen's Blog

Space to day dream.

Space to breathe, exhale, then breathe again.

Space to just be....without clutter, without jam-packed schedules, without commitments?

I have returned from a wonder-filled adventure in the Yucatan that included kayaking, snorkeling, chile rellanos, margaritas and of course, sand, sun, and beautiful water. Since returning, I don't feel really excited by much around me.  I see two knitting projects I was going gang-busters on before Trip, that now leave me going "blah."   All my energy is being used up at my work and when I go home, I simply want to yawn and relax.  Thankfully, my schedule has been easy this week with just one post-work meeting.

My fab coach buddy, Max Daniels, suggested how helpful it is to take time to integrate the experience of the travels with my "real" life.  So integration for me means lots of sleep and no TV or other media.  I also know that until she told me to simply be in the spaciousness of this post-vacation time, I hadn't fully allowed myself to be in it.  In other words, I had fallen into the trap of needing to justify my existence by producing results.  Results that look like:  food in the fridge to provide a home-cooked meal; trash and recycling bins taken out to meet the schedule; bookkeeping responsibilities for the small business my husband and I own, etc, etc. 

Is that what I am, a manufacturer of results?  Ickkkkkkky.  I sure didn't feel like a manufacturer while on vacation.  I sure didn't need to justify my existence.  I simply walked around in a swimsuit from one activity to another.

I'm looking for more space in my physical surroundings and in my mental and emotional world.  Where do you need more space?

It's time to revolutionize the concept of Think Tanks.  I've been reading Martha Beck's new book "Finding Your Way in a Wild New World" about the 4 technologies of magic. The concepts of Wordlessness, Oneness, Imagination and Forming can take us into the ever evolving dynamics of this grande world we live in and it's inhabitants.  In a wild new way, beyond the help of think tanks.  Let me explain.

Driving home last night from Tai Chi class I heard a story on public radio about the horrors of the Syrian government's non-stop killing and torture of protestors including children.  They described the interviewee as being part of a think tank.  I start shaking my head.  The think tanker being interviewed certainly sounded knowledgeable and compassionate about the Syrian situation. But what good is knowledge if there is no change? 

The term think tanks originated in the 50's, affiliated with various corporations, universities, ideological and social sources to promote research and advocacy for human rights, political and social concerns.  I'm not going to answer if they have been useful, because I haven't done a speck of research. 

I thought about the concept of Imagination, (yes, capital "I") and how Martha describes this as a "muscular, active practice of creation" on a universal level.  Way different from imagination of the mind. "Wordlessness logs you onto the Energy Internet.  Oneness sends you a message about what you might do with your life.  Using your wayfinder Imagination is building a new website based on that message.  It means working with the laws of nature and the laws of what we now call the 'supernatural' to transform the life  you have now.....Learning to use your wayfinder's Imagination if good, hard, life-changing play."

What could happen if we all got together in groups around the world and practiced this in what I call "Imagination Gardens."  The metaphor being obvious.  Peace.  Community.  Healing the earth.