But it's OK to create with words too. My art is dance - does not translate easily here.
I'm not a wise guru, but I think I'm really good at helping people find the wise guru in themselves. I deeply believe we don't trust that voice enough. I don't have the answers to anyone's problems, but I've been very successful at helping people see that all their answers are already inside. If anything, I'm a guide. Nothing sticks if you're depending on a guru for guidance. When you understand how to tap into your own wisdom...now THAT makes wisdom unforgettable!
Ahhh… Marla, YES! 100%. I hear you. We’re singing the same song. I’ve long served as a guide for others to rediscover their own answers. It’s a vital role in a culture that focuses on the outer world much more than inner knowing (HeartsQuest, my deck of creative meditations and prompts, is a set of Qs to tease out that wisdom). Tapping your wisdom is IT.
As an elder, I can slip into spouting off my wisdom as if it’s THE TRUTH. Here I poke fun at that tendency, to humble myself. To trust that the wisdom shows up in all the ways of being, creating, and connecting.
It’s in your dance, Marla. and yes, in your words. I can feel it!
Thanks for your thoughts, Christine. On this point of not being a guru, I often open talks by telling people not to believe anything I tell them or even the words of the most well-known spiritual/wellness teachers UNLESS it resonates with them...that they are the final arbiter of what feels true for them. We must be 100% committed to our own wisdom - not to the exclusion of other possibilities but not simply because someone who appears to be wise has imparted some information. The world is full of well-marketed charlatans.
But it's OK to create with words too. My art is dance - does not translate easily here.
I'm not a wise guru, but I think I'm really good at helping people find the wise guru in themselves. I deeply believe we don't trust that voice enough. I don't have the answers to anyone's problems, but I've been very successful at helping people see that all their answers are already inside. If anything, I'm a guide. Nothing sticks if you're depending on a guru for guidance. When you understand how to tap into your own wisdom...now THAT makes wisdom unforgettable!
Well said, Marla! Even with the best of intentions, I wonder if any “do this” advice works for everyone…
Ahhh… Marla, YES! 100%. I hear you. We’re singing the same song. I’ve long served as a guide for others to rediscover their own answers. It’s a vital role in a culture that focuses on the outer world much more than inner knowing (HeartsQuest, my deck of creative meditations and prompts, is a set of Qs to tease out that wisdom). Tapping your wisdom is IT.
As an elder, I can slip into spouting off my wisdom as if it’s THE TRUTH. Here I poke fun at that tendency, to humble myself. To trust that the wisdom shows up in all the ways of being, creating, and connecting.
It’s in your dance, Marla. and yes, in your words. I can feel it!
Thanks for your thoughts, Christine. On this point of not being a guru, I often open talks by telling people not to believe anything I tell them or even the words of the most well-known spiritual/wellness teachers UNLESS it resonates with them...that they are the final arbiter of what feels true for them. We must be 100% committed to our own wisdom - not to the exclusion of other possibilities but not simply because someone who appears to be wise has imparted some information. The world is full of well-marketed charlatans.