In a time for falling
Lately, falling has been on my mind. The season for this is approaching, as leaf after leaf will soon let go and make its journey downwards, trusting the winds to take them where they need to go.
I have been thinking about the sensation of falling, but not for the reasons you might expect. It has little to do with the approach of the season of autumn, or my clumsy nature. (I’m no stranger to falls of the physical sort!) Rather, falling is on my mind because I am in transition. I recently moved into a whole new ministry and living situation, so I have been adjusting to and enjoying my new environment. During the first week here, I awoke in the dark of the night with the thought that …
[This is the beginning of my latest column for the online newspaper, Global Sisters Report. Continue reading here.]
Pema Chodron has a great quote that falling is right where we need to be. When we can’t feel the ground beneath our feet than we are truly accepting reality as it is. Interestingly enough she suggests we shouldn’t run from fear or rest in hope, but stay in the place of falling. “Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.” ? Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times