Courtyard Conversation: Pause

Paid Subscribers: See you in the Fall!

I used to stick to my plans no matter what, force events toward a certain conclusion, bend over backward to make things happen. In other words, I used to insist on having control—or at least pretending I have control—over how things turn out. I’m slowly weening myself off that addictive substance we call control.

These days I try enter into the energy of what is, and join it. I seek to participate in what is happening around me. I emphasize my intuition rather than my ambition. I align myself with my soul rather than my ambitions. Yes, to use the cliche, I seek to go with the flow. It’s an act of surrender, of faith, of trusting that the Flow is bigger and better than any plans I might hatch.

I share this with you now because, in the past, I’d schedule another Courtyard Conversation for this month, because that’s what I’ve previously committed to do: one Zoom gathering for paid subscribers every month. However, after our July call, I can sense the summertime energy has us all pulled in countless other good directions, and I want to go with the flow of that reality. So, no Zoom call this month. We’ll reconvene in the fall.

In the meantime, may you ask yourself: What am I trying to force? Who am I trying to change? What outcome am I insisting upon? And what would it look like to surrender to what wants to happen here, who they want to be, how this is going to turn out? In other words, may you live in alignment with your soul and its deepest intuitions, and enjoy the peace that follows, regardless of how things turn out.