Many will walk the path, August 2008
"Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it." ~ Ram DassI like this very much. My twist on the theme: "Everything changes once we identify with being a watcher of instead of being the star in our own play." It could be simpler: "Everything changes once we see ourselves in the audience as well as on the stage." I like the plurality of "as well as."
I want to let go of that idea of being alone in a theatre of empty seats or being alone under the spotlight. Because we're not. There's a feeling I've been trying to capture in my art for years that everywhere we go, everything we do, we are with others. Others have lived our lives, walked in our footsteps, felt our pain, our loneliness, and reveled in our joys. Our experiences in this life are not unique. The isolation we feel is self-induced and all these experiences past, present, and future overlap in a timeless place of acceptance.
Right now I feel like there are two of me. The solid me and the ghost me. The ghost me is trying to pull itself away but the gravity of my "self" is too strong to let it go. I'm not sure if I'm going in the right direction and I'm pretty sure the harder I try, the stronger the gravity will be. Best to let it be and see what happens. I have a story to witness.
-----
I've been seeking to be the observer of my thoughts and not my thoughts. In all that I do. Sometimes I slip into the bliss and understanding — feels like I'm elevating — but I come crashing down too easily. Practice. Love the photo, the post, and the title is exactly where I want to be.
ReplyDelete