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There are moments in anyone’s life, when they find themselves in the midst of “the burning.”
You know that time – the time when no matter what you do, there is this burning in your heart that says you cannot escape the events you are in. Your mind’s structure is tattered and torn, as emotion pours out of you at the slightest touch. When your deepest emotions are so very near the surface, and it is all you can do to just make it to the next hour.
It matters not whether you created the flame or not. It matters not if it is the right time in your life based on your plans or not. It doesn’t even matter if it is agony or ecstasy. All that matters is the burning …
This Imbolc is a time like that in my life. There are events that I cannot control – I can only go through them and experience them. For me there are both good and bad experiences. Some I pray to never have again – some I pray to never stop having.
So what wisdom do I gain from this? What can I share with you that will give you some insight to help you through your time?
For the moment – I have only this: be yourself. As one of my daughter’s told me, everyone else is taken so I might as well be me. (love that girl!!)
So if your hearth is burning this Imbolc with inspiration, desperation, or even irritation (hopefully not irradiation!) be who you really are. Life may just surprise you when you leave all the “planned responses” you have been ingrained with behind. And may the burning leave you (and me) more pruned to grow in good health in the coming months.
Blessed Be,
Alan Telpefanga
