Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
~Viktor E. Frankl
~Viktor E. Frankl
Happy Tuesday beautiful hearts! I was listening to a pod cast the other day by Tara Brach and she was talking about how our world- both the collective and the individual are in a space of great transitions. Foundations that once seemed so secure are changing and beliefs that were once cemented are now being blasted open. As the words rolled off her tongue, she encouraged her audience to pause in the space between stories. Pause between what was and what is to come. Pause in the grief and await the relief. Pause in the joy and await the love. As I sat digesting her words like a delicious home cooked meal, I found myself savoring this notion of the space between stories. I paused and peered into my own life and noticed my propensity to take on the next story out of reactivity rather than presence. To feel so uncomfortable and awkward that I somehow am not able to savor the spaces between.
It's so easy to fill the spaces with thoughts, with doing, with food, with substances that alter our reality, with people, etc. It seems that we thrive on run-on stories. I know all too often I get caught up in stories and then I run off believing them rather than making space for all that is contained between. Somewhere along the way I adopted the notion of "no space between stories," but as I grow older I have to wonder if there is a better way? I feel as if the rawness of emotions lives between the stories. Just think of the galaxies....there is so much going on in between worlds.
This notion of the space between reminds me of a lesson in one of my coaching classes. My coach Michael was inquiring about about our values from a recent Needs and Values Assessment that we had completed.
He began class by asking us what our true North was? He offered us another question of inquiry: "What truth/s do you align yourself with?" When you feel confused can you look to the North Star of your heart and find alignment?
So my friends, I ask you, what is your true North star? And how does aligning with this part of yourself help you to enjoy the spaces between your stories? Can you pause and allow the space to be empty before you take your next breath? As Viktor Frankl reminds us...."In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
It's so easy to fill the spaces with thoughts, with doing, with food, with substances that alter our reality, with people, etc. It seems that we thrive on run-on stories. I know all too often I get caught up in stories and then I run off believing them rather than making space for all that is contained between. Somewhere along the way I adopted the notion of "no space between stories," but as I grow older I have to wonder if there is a better way? I feel as if the rawness of emotions lives between the stories. Just think of the galaxies....there is so much going on in between worlds.
This notion of the space between reminds me of a lesson in one of my coaching classes. My coach Michael was inquiring about about our values from a recent Needs and Values Assessment that we had completed.
He began class by asking us what our true North was? He offered us another question of inquiry: "What truth/s do you align yourself with?" When you feel confused can you look to the North Star of your heart and find alignment?
So my friends, I ask you, what is your true North star? And how does aligning with this part of yourself help you to enjoy the spaces between your stories? Can you pause and allow the space to be empty before you take your next breath? As Viktor Frankl reminds us...."In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
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