Grandmother Moon has, apparently, been listening closely from her place on the wall. And, wow, was she feeling chatty this morning!
Chatty, in my dreams…
This time, the place where Filters, my mom, and the news bump into each other. This, by the way, is a deeply important place!
If you’ve been reading along, you may recall that my mom was a Republican. My grandmother was a Republican. I’m betting her mother was, too, though I never knew her.
And they were Republicans who grew up in the context of the Great Depression and World War II and FDR and Truman.
We “stayed safe” in my family, by doing things the way we’d always done them… even when the world wasn’t the way it had “always” been.
And, yes… I can feel you nodding as you read!
Let me admit, up front, that I am not an expert on Carl Jung. I did spend a good bit of time hanging out at Pacifica Graduate Institute with people who were. That’s probably where my ear heard this:
The first thing we learn, as humans, is that the way to survive is by keeping the tall people happy!
That notion, which I think is Jung’s, lives, in my mental library, on the same shelf with Steve Glenn’s work on Developing Capable People.
Jung is to the left, which – in bookshelf land – means before. Steve comes next… which also means in a new context.
To the right of Steve is my book, Grandmothers Are In Charge Of Hope! (It’s what gets me out of bed on the tough days!)
A bit to the right of that is the wild card. A box of Alana Fairchild’s Sacred Rebel oracle cards. (And no… that’s NOT the way we’ve always done it! In fact, some of we might seriously consider voting me off the island for this one!)
And, yes… that’s bit of wisdom Grandmother Moon told me to chose today!
So, card #4. AGAINST THE GRAIN. The reading begins this way…
You want birds to be able to fly underwater. You want love to [overcome] power. You want humanity to relate to each other as equals and to recognise the sacred in you and in the world around you… you want to make possible what others say cannot be. You are a radical dreamer, a sacred rebel, and you bring the light of a more positive future to this world.
And, I do. Deep breath, now… for the punch line:
The price you pay for the gift of individuality is that you must take care of it and guard it so that you are not dulled down and conditioned into playing at being something you are not… You will then find other dreamers, other wild butterflies and atypically coloured sheep to join you in conjuring better visions for our world.
Granted, it’s a bit optimistic. And I’m on it!
Here’s the thing… the GOP filter worked for mom but – in this context – it isn’t working so well. So I can add a few other strategies… without throwing out all the ones I learned that ARE working!
One of those strategies I did learn from my folks – in retrospect – was the benefit of empowering over enabling.
Possibly because, after I had reached the ability to think abstractly, I had Steve whispering in my ear, too!
For this moment, though, it’s time to circle for a landing!
The stroll down memory lane which Grandmother Moon decided would be helpful is all about Filters and context and how to get where we long to be, even in moments like this.
Grandmother Moon also told me to choose the glimpse of Liberating Lily for our “featured image” today. Trust me when I tell you, I let go of a whole bunch of the way we’ve always done it when she was on my easel!
And, just a couple of days ago, I realized that Lily is me! At least the me I am becoming!
So, if you’re still reading and, possibly, reaching for Kleenex… I have an offer for you! 45 minutes. My gift. We’ll talk about what is you and how to get closer to where you feel called to be. I’ll even share why Filters could be exactly what your medicine basket is longing for! The Calendar Elves will hook you up!
Grandmother Moon and Daphne will be thrilled to meet you! They ARE Good Trouble!
ps… the #Flow Nouveau painting I’ve been so excited about lately… it goes really well with the Filters journey! There are prints coming soon… and great stuff now, at FierceArtWithHeart!
