Thursday 16 April 2020 / 21 Days Lock Down Reflection
Closed to Possibility ?
So during the lock down I have been reflecting on things I have learnt from my personal life journey thus far. Looking back I see how much there is to be grateful for. Admittedly it’s been a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows, but with many amazing doors that have opened to life’s experiences. A road full of possibility.
I originally pledged that I would write a post each day for the allotted 21 days of lock down that we were first assigned, which of course has since been extended. I have dedicated a substantial part of my mornings to writing down my thoughts and memories, trying at best to be as authentic as possible. The purpose has been to contemplate moments that have had some significant impact on my life or required some deeper reflection. I have tried to be mindful that there might be others out there that could in some way benefit from my ramblings in amongst the motley soup of information, charts, memes, rants, propaganda and conspiracy theories. At the very least I hope some of you have been entertained.
But what happens now?
I have arrived at the finish line of the first 21 days. Will my life significantly change?
Disappointingly, there has been no thunderous parting of the heavens … yet.
The door seems shut.
Sorry folks, we are closed until further notice.
Open to Possibility
Like many of you I have concerns. It’s not just the virus thing you know … and I can handle the confinement for now, it’s not a major issue for me personally. This I know I can do.
The things of distress that seem to grab me tightly by the gonads is that I’m a self-employed individual, having worked all my life in the creative industry. I don’t think I need to ramble on with some useless dribble just how troubling this is whilst looking out onto the horizon of the world now painted with a very defined Covid-19 brush.
What I know in my heart however is that creativity is here to stay. It is impossible to snuff it out. No matter how many laws and protocols, manipulative tactics and life sapping rules are put in place, Creativity forms part of the natural law of life. Whether you believe in the Big Bang theory or Divine intervention – The truth is that out of the vibration of nothing, something emerges, something is always trying to birth itself … and that something is always on the level of Herculean possibility.
And so I remain patient through the birthing process as I also anticipate a world of great possibility. In order for a new model of life to emerge, the existing one needs to be dismantled. That process at times seems to be a little messy.
I exercise patience and keep the door of possibility open
The images above are from some of my sign-writing days. For some strange reason I find the art of sign writing a great doorway to meditation. Follow the link to my sign-writing gallery