Quote I am living into
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” Andy Warhol
Dreamy poetic words to dive into today
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man”
Chuang Tzu
and One More Thing
BOUNDARIES + SOVEREIGNTY…or is it all just noise?
Boundaries + sovereignty are wildly called into question all the time if you live within a system, in a society or community…i.e. all of us
We are constantly being asked to uphold our boundaries, to maintain our sovereignty, by a multitude of forces all the time everyday, on both an individual and collective level
Like if you say “Yes” to having a coffee/catch-up with someone when you’re not really sure you want to…have I just betrayed my own boundaries? Have I relinquished my sovereignty? Did my body say no but my mind said yes…does this mean I have just abandoned myself? Am I living into co-dependent, people pleasing, perfectionism?
What about speaking up about social-political issues? (ahem the big V anyone..) If you don’t, have you waived your right to your own sovereignty? Does it mean you don’t care? If you do, are you impinging on other people’s boundaries around what they do or do not want to discuss?
It can feel overwhelming…all this language, noise, mixed emotions, triggers, wounding…it ends up feeling DISEMPOWERING for many…questioning whether we are doing the right thing for ourselves or for others all the time…where every move suddenly feels make or break around our own integrity and authenticity…will we get cancelled? Are we cancelling ourselves?
The only freedom from this is to come back home…to come back to the peace of the truth that lives within our own body. To cultivate a relationship so powerful that we only act and speak when we feel our heart call us forward…and to recognise that is different for everyone…
Our freedom comes from letting ourselves off the hook. To know that there is no “right” answer to this thing called life. Humans have been fighting battles of good vs evil amongst themselves since the dawn of time. Nobody possesses a secret to Truth that is not available to you too
We cannot help but be influenced by others, it is how our personalities, characters and lives have been formed. But beneath the stories and the way we show up in the world there is a quietude that exists
This quietude is found in the infinite realm of our inner world. The place we can always find nourishment and love. The place that does not, has not, and will never know judgement. The place that has no words but speaks lyrical verse in ways only our souls understand
That is the sacred space, that is the Divine, that is what we are here to anchor….everything else is just noise