Course 2 started with a remarkable session that brought all the reassurance and connectedness of the Mindfulness and Writing "room".
Adrienne introduced her Mindfulness with the Support of Breath practice with a poerelatively new piece by John O’Donohue: The invitation to friendship with Nature
Bev took a writing prompt from "The Journey" by David Whyte:
the one line already written inside you
or
you are not leaving, you are arriving
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And now for some of
YOUR WRITING:
by Kath Higgens
“…the one line already written inside you” David Whyte, The Journey
I have tasted a wedge of freedom
and now am ravenous for more.
What does it mean to come to the open page
as to the ocean –
full of swell
ready to carry me away?
What do the poets mean when they say
let the poem lead you, let new discoveries
surface from the seabed –
or no, not even from there –
maybe from the fluffy, swirling, whitish foam
whose flecks glance off the incoming wave –
something hanging in the air
that wants to emerge into being,
that you didn’t know was waiting there?
For this I give myself to the discipline of the page –
the quest to bring to the dazzling light
the one line already written inside me
by Doreen Kelly
The one line already written inside you is not about judgement. Not about right and wrong. And not about similar or different. Search for that one line while throwing away judgements. Unburden yourself of all unneeded past criticism. Shame has no place in this search for that golden first line. You are not meant to find the one line written gently inside your core as a leaving gift, as a revelation at the end of it all.
No you are arriving and if you listen well enough that silken line will whisper out from within you as you arrive at the starting line. The trick then is not to be distracted by those trying to carve themselves on to you. By all means build on the solid foundation within you but do not allow those hammers and chisels anywhere near the one line already written inside you.
Inspired by David Whyte’s ‘The Journey’
by Kay Ritchie
there were no sharp edges to her voice
she took words into her mouth to warm
then Kay she’d say & it was the bonniest sound
which took the edge off guddled-up emotions &
still I find her lines
written on my heart
in perfect copperplate
encouragement advice support
but what I’d give just to hear her
say my name
one more time
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Thanks to you all ...
... for your heartening feedback as always!
Kay: thanks Adrienne have missed your sessions kx: really beautiful, thank you Catrice
Catrice: Thank you, everyone! Very kind.
Janey: Absolutely beautiful Catrice. Really moved me
Catrice: So sorry Cath. Sending you love from USA.
Nichole: so sorry you’re going through that, Cath. thank you for sharing your pain, beautiful words xx
Janey: Cath , thank you for sharing which I know must be painful
Joyce: sending love to you Cath xxx
Nichole: gorgeous Kay, thank you so much
Catrice: Remarkable Kay!!!!
Britt: 'a love lead life'....
Nichole: wonderful Joyce, in the beautiful dharma
Nichole: thank you Helen, so moving
Nichole: really powerful Doreen, thank you
Kath: thank you Nicole. Courageous.
Catrice: Might be buried, but it’s not dead. — Good line Nichole!
Nichole: Thank you :-)
Karen: thankyou so much for your lovely comments and for making me so welcome. x
Catrice: Masterful, Sally. You master brevity and depth so well.
Janey: That was wonderful Sally
Joyce: sally you are amazing xxx
Catrice: “But yet there is Fatih in these boughs and branches”. — Lovely, Brit!
Catrice: *Britt
Nichole: Thank you so much, Britt. Such beautiful imagery. Gorgeous reminders of nature and life. Love x
Catrice: So vivid.
Nichole: Thank you xx
Karen: have a wonderful week
Catrice: Thank you.
Kay: thankyou bev and adrienne wonderful to be back with everyone x
Joyce: fabulous, moving and inspiring xxxx
Y: Thank you for such a beautiful evening. Ps. I love the evening session. I was awake lol xxx
Jan: Thanks everyone
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Lapidus Scotland gratefully acknowledges the support of Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership via the Wellbeing for Longer in Glasgow Fund managed by Impact Funding Partners