Hal, thank you for so generously - and vulnerably - sharing with us your process, as you are living it! How to make sense of the not-sensible? How to live with the unthinkable, the unwanted, the impossible to embrace? Like you, I tend to reject, instinctively, what I can not bear to allow in (my inner sanctum) and often with time, and much struggling to comprehend, a small space emerges inside which I hesitantly but intentionally begin to allow for the not-wanted reality to make itself known - and felt - to me. And, as you so brilliantly described, a "new me" emerges...and I marvel at this new capacity for being human.
As always, Hal, your personal sharing creates a path for others' self-expression - in this case, mine🥰 I pray you find joy as you embrace the full range of light and darkness this season. Best, Jane
Thanks so much, Jane! I appreciate sharing this challenging journey of life with you.
But yes, it is also the time to find the joy of the season and the expansion of the light. I am heading to Portland tomorrow to spend Christmas with my son, and am really looking forward to that. Wishing you a wonderful holiday as well.
What a wonderful response, Hal. Indeed, we are all held in the Tao, and if we listen, that vast stillness will speak to our hearts, bringing comfort and peace. Thank you!
Very calming and resonates with me. On a musical note, did you view/listen to a latest rendition of Handel's Messiah, Too Hot to Handel? It was on PBS> Very lively regardless of anything else.
Thanks Carol. A friend send me a link to Too Hot to Handel yesterday before I got on the plane It's on my radar to take a look / listen. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and new year ahead.
Hal, thank you for so generously - and vulnerably - sharing with us your process, as you are living it! How to make sense of the not-sensible? How to live with the unthinkable, the unwanted, the impossible to embrace? Like you, I tend to reject, instinctively, what I can not bear to allow in (my inner sanctum) and often with time, and much struggling to comprehend, a small space emerges inside which I hesitantly but intentionally begin to allow for the not-wanted reality to make itself known - and felt - to me. And, as you so brilliantly described, a "new me" emerges...and I marvel at this new capacity for being human.
As always, Hal, your personal sharing creates a path for others' self-expression - in this case, mine🥰 I pray you find joy as you embrace the full range of light and darkness this season. Best, Jane
Thanks so much, Jane! I appreciate sharing this challenging journey of life with you.
But yes, it is also the time to find the joy of the season and the expansion of the light. I am heading to Portland tomorrow to spend Christmas with my son, and am really looking forward to that. Wishing you a wonderful holiday as well.
So glad you will be with family!
What a wonderful response, Hal. Indeed, we are all held in the Tao, and if we listen, that vast stillness will speak to our hearts, bringing comfort and peace. Thank you!
Wishing you peace too!
Thank you, Hal
Ah, this speaks to me. Thank you.
Very calming and resonates with me. On a musical note, did you view/listen to a latest rendition of Handel's Messiah, Too Hot to Handel? It was on PBS> Very lively regardless of anything else.
Thanks Carol. A friend send me a link to Too Hot to Handel yesterday before I got on the plane It's on my radar to take a look / listen. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and new year ahead.