Last night before I dozing off I read one of my favorite passages from John O'Donohue's Anam Cara book of Celtic Wisdom. This morning I sprung out of bed - inspired. What lights up your wild spirit???? (Thank you Gretchen and Leslie for sharing with me Anam Cara and Iona)
The Passionate Heart Never Ages
"I know some very old people who have hearts full of roguery, devilment and fun; there is a sparkle in their presence. When you meet them, you have a sense of light, lightness and gaiety. Sometimes in very old bodies there are incredibly young wild souls looking out at you. It is so invigorating to meet a wild old person who has remained faithful to their wild life force.
Meister Eckhart said that, too, in a more formal way: There is a place in the soul that is eternal. He says time makes you old, but that there is a place in the soul that time cannot touch. It is a lovely thing to know this about yourself.
Even though time will inscribe your face, weaken your limbs, make your movements slower and finally empty your life, nevertheless there is a still a place in your spirit that time can never get near. You are as young as you feel.
If you begin to feel the warmth of your soul, there will be a youthfulness in you that no one will ever be able to take away from you.
Put more formally, this is a way of inhabiting the eternal side of your life.
It would be sad on your one journey through life to miss out on this eternal presence around you and within you."
I get it, life comes with chores, irksomes and residue. The secret to life, why I coach and my own passion, is to keep on cleaning off life's residues, to minimize the clutter in your life, your monkey mind's chatter. Nourishing a space, creating time and energy to keep our beautiful, wild, spirits alive and well... no matter what what our age.
As always, wishing you happy travels on your journey,
Denise Frakes
Home and Personal Coach.... for a nourishing space and healthy spirit
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