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Finding Stability
Written by Misty-Eve
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
When we use the word "stability" we often know it to mean inflexible and unmovable. The language gives us "intractable" for this. Stability does not really mean immovable. The mighty oak is immovable but not necessarily stable for in too great a wind it may, for all its mightiness, blow down. The reed standing in the marsh is, in a way, more stable than the oak, for when the gale blows it bends and when the evening calm falls again, it stands up once more, where it stood before.
Stability, then, is the capacity to return to original position after being displaced.
The wise person gives way under pressure, and then when it has passed, returns to his original position. Our Taurus people may seem stubborn sometimes, and being a little inflexible can be a problem. The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to be flexible enough to go with the tide and return with ease.
In the past, my life has taken dramatic turns on occasion that have left me wondering who I am, because I defined myself by my lifestyle. However, Ive lived in many unusual ways. When my first child was born I was traveling around the country in a van teaching the Way. When my second child was born we added a small trailer. Later we expanded into a tipi, then traded in the trailer for a school bus. We had a transient life-style planting trees for the paper companies in Texas and Louisiana in the winter, and Michigan in the spring; then we picked apples in Wisconsin in the fall and returned to Texas again in the winter. When the kids reached High School age we decided to try an alternative life-style () and bought a tri-level house in town with central heat and air. Through all these changes I was home-schooling my children.
During this time I learned that no matter whether we were on the road moving from one place to another, or camped out somewhere for a while - there were some daily routines that brought stability back into our life-style. For example, when the breakfast dishes were done, school work came out. Then, at bed-time the going to bed rituals of washing up, and brushing teeth were observed. The lights were turned down low and stories were read. These daily rituals kept our family life fairly stable amidst all the changes going on around us.
Being a Taurus, developing a sense of stability was important to me, for without it my life seemed chaotic. However, I learned that stability doesnt necessarily come with living in one place and having a job you can on. Stability, for me, can be found in simple daily routines.
When my children were little and I had no private room to retreat into for my daily meditations, I would wake myself up at 3:00 a.m., sit up in bed (so as not to fall asleep) and go through my meditation routine the Druidic Daily Discipline as I fondly call it. This, more than anything else, is where I found my own inner stability.
Ive always liked ruts because once youre in a rut: you always know where youre going. Perhaps my fascination with sameness is because Ive not had much of that in my life.
The Taurus like the cow enjoy familiar pastures and always take the same trails to and from the barn. Routines that dont change are important to those who raise cattle for a living, because cows do so well when they are doing familiar things.
The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to go with the tide and return with ease. The practice of the Druidic daily discipline is what has been the point of stability through changes in my life. It has allowed me the flexibility to go with the flow of the day, but return to familiar routines (such as daily meditation) for my stability.
How stable is YOUR life?
If you had nothing familiar around you, would your life feel chaotic?
Where do YOU find stability?
It's worth thinking about...
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SELF AS SANCTUARY
Being Always At Home
It is natural to become attached to the people, places, and things in our lives that provide us with a sense of consistency and stability, but it is important to remember that no matter how reliable they are for a time, they are subject, as all things are, to the law of impermanence. As the world around us changes, one thing we can always count on is our relationship with ourselves.
This may seem obvious, but we often forget to turn to ourselves when we need support and love, looking instead to outside sources. We can feel disappointed when we don't get what we need from the people in our lives. While receiving love and support from outside ourselves is valuable, it is also vital to remember that we carry within us an unlimited source of love and support. We can always turn within and find what we need, taking our rightful seat in the sanctuary of our Selves.
Not everyone has easy access to this inner haven, but have no doubt that it is there. It is often necessary to spend time alone in order to find it. Make a conscious effort to take time to explore your inner space. Even if only for five minutes a day, close your eyes and breathe deeply, tuning into your inner being. Greet yourself as a trusted friend and relax into the experience of just being there. The more time you spend in this space, the more you will understand and trust yourself.
Affirmations can also help return you to the strength and support within. Remind yourself: No matter what happens, I will always love and support myself. No matter who rejects me, I will always be here for myself. I am the source of my own safety and abundance. As you say these powerful words, you will see their truth, and you will know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that you are the most reliable friend and the safest haven you could ever want.
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STABILITY: QUOTES OF THE DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Weep not that the world changes did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep."
~ William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American poet
Flexibility and adaptability do not happen just by reacting fast to new information. They arise from mental and emotional balance, the lack of attachment to specific outcomes, and putting care for self and others as a prime operating principle. Flexible attitudes build flexible physiology. Flexible physiology means more resilience in times of challenge or strain. Staying emotionally relaxed insures internal flexibility.
~ Doc Childre and Bruce Cryer, From Chaos to Coherence
"Flexible strength is better than inflexible. Let the storm flow over you, and then pop back up.
~ Michael Kabotie, Hopi
Flexibility is taught by nature. You will see the trees bend in the wind. You will see that tree branches are flexible. To be rigid is to break. When we have life problems it is good for us to be flexible. Sometimes we need to flow with what is going on. If we resist, it becomes more painful. We need to be on the path of least resistance. Water flows down the mountain through the path of least resistance. Electricity flows through the path of least resistance. Power flows through the path of least resistance. As Indian people our strength has always been our flexibility.
~ Don Coyhis, Mohawk
"If you don't have solid beliefs, you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon."
~ Alfred Montapert (1906 -) American motivational writer
"Times change but principles don't. Times change but lands do not. Times change but our culture and our language remain the same. And that's what you have to keep intact. It's not what you wear - it's what's in your heart."
~ Oren Lyons, Onondaga
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INNER STABILITY
If situations in your life feel like they are somewhat up in the air, you may be experiencing worry or anxiety. If life's unpredictability is making you feel tense, consider going inward and grounding yourself. Inside you exists a well of stability. You may find the following exercise helpful today: Sit comfortably in a quiet, peaceful space. With your eyes closed, bring your focus from the outside world to deep within you. Imagine yourself breathing in and out through your navel. Make your inhalations and exhalations smooth and seamless, with each one flowing naturally and easily into the other. Breathe gently, but deeply, filling your whole belly with fresh air. When you exhale, concentrate on the motion of your navel as it moves closer to your spine.
When we wish to feel secure and centered, we need only to turn our focus inward. No matter what the circumstances are in the outside world, there is always a well of ease and comfort available within.
Moving into ourselves on the breath, we are at that moment present and alert. We become aware in that instant of the one reality: this present moment. This awareness brings us a feeling of complete security and frees us from worries and external distractions. Direct your attention inside yourself, and you will know a feeling of true stability and comfort regardless of your outside circumstances.
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAURUS: I HAVE
3rd Decan Influence: STABILITY
May 11 May 20
A staunch lot, these cattle! Firm, solid, stable. Your bull can be led from the barn with love and tender words but it would be easier to move the barn than the bull otherwise.
hen we use the word "stability" we often know it to mean inflexible and unmovable. The language gives us "intractable" for this. Stability does not really mean immovable. The mighty oak is immovable but not necessarily stable for in too great a wind it may, for all its mightiness, blow down. The reed standing in the marsh is, in a way, more stable than the oak, for when the gale blows it bends and when the evening calm falls again, it stands up once more, where it stood before.
Stability is the capacity to return to original position after being displaced. The wise person gives way under pressure, and then when it has passed, returns to his original position. Our Taurus people may seem stubborn sometimes, and being a little inflexible can be a problem. The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to go with the tide and return with ease.
Look around you for the beautiful ones, those who attract your eye. Apply the love which characterizes Venus and find the beauty within them. Let us learn of love from these firm and solid Taurus people and let us help them learn stability as apart from stubbornness. Relax in Taurus for now we begin to groom the Mother Earth as our Garden of Wisdom.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.
~ Lao-tzu, 6th century BC Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism, excerpt from Tao Te Ching
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
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Written by Misty-Eve
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
When we use the word "stability" we often know it to mean inflexible and unmovable. The language gives us "intractable" for this. Stability does not really mean immovable. The mighty oak is immovable but not necessarily stable for in too great a wind it may, for all its mightiness, blow down. The reed standing in the marsh is, in a way, more stable than the oak, for when the gale blows it bends and when the evening calm falls again, it stands up once more, where it stood before.
Stability, then, is the capacity to return to original position after being displaced.
The wise person gives way under pressure, and then when it has passed, returns to his original position. Our Taurus people may seem stubborn sometimes, and being a little inflexible can be a problem. The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to be flexible enough to go with the tide and return with ease.
In the past, my life has taken dramatic turns on occasion that have left me wondering who I am, because I defined myself by my lifestyle. However, Ive lived in many unusual ways. When my first child was born I was traveling around the country in a van teaching the Way. When my second child was born we added a small trailer. Later we expanded into a tipi, then traded in the trailer for a school bus. We had a transient life-style planting trees for the paper companies in Texas and Louisiana in the winter, and Michigan in the spring; then we picked apples in Wisconsin in the fall and returned to Texas again in the winter. When the kids reached High School age we decided to try an alternative life-style () and bought a tri-level house in town with central heat and air. Through all these changes I was home-schooling my children.
During this time I learned that no matter whether we were on the road moving from one place to another, or camped out somewhere for a while - there were some daily routines that brought stability back into our life-style. For example, when the breakfast dishes were done, school work came out. Then, at bed-time the going to bed rituals of washing up, and brushing teeth were observed. The lights were turned down low and stories were read. These daily rituals kept our family life fairly stable amidst all the changes going on around us.
Being a Taurus, developing a sense of stability was important to me, for without it my life seemed chaotic. However, I learned that stability doesnt necessarily come with living in one place and having a job you can on. Stability, for me, can be found in simple daily routines.
When my children were little and I had no private room to retreat into for my daily meditations, I would wake myself up at 3:00 a.m., sit up in bed (so as not to fall asleep) and go through my meditation routine the Druidic Daily Discipline as I fondly call it. This, more than anything else, is where I found my own inner stability.
Ive always liked ruts because once youre in a rut: you always know where youre going. Perhaps my fascination with sameness is because Ive not had much of that in my life.
The Taurus like the cow enjoy familiar pastures and always take the same trails to and from the barn. Routines that dont change are important to those who raise cattle for a living, because cows do so well when they are doing familiar things.
The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to go with the tide and return with ease. The practice of the Druidic daily discipline is what has been the point of stability through changes in my life. It has allowed me the flexibility to go with the flow of the day, but return to familiar routines (such as daily meditation) for my stability.
How stable is YOUR life?
If you had nothing familiar around you, would your life feel chaotic?
Where do YOU find stability?
It's worth thinking about...
~ Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SELF AS SANCTUARY
Being Always At Home
It is natural to become attached to the people, places, and things in our lives that provide us with a sense of consistency and stability, but it is important to remember that no matter how reliable they are for a time, they are subject, as all things are, to the law of impermanence. As the world around us changes, one thing we can always count on is our relationship with ourselves.
This may seem obvious, but we often forget to turn to ourselves when we need support and love, looking instead to outside sources. We can feel disappointed when we don't get what we need from the people in our lives. While receiving love and support from outside ourselves is valuable, it is also vital to remember that we carry within us an unlimited source of love and support. We can always turn within and find what we need, taking our rightful seat in the sanctuary of our Selves.
Not everyone has easy access to this inner haven, but have no doubt that it is there. It is often necessary to spend time alone in order to find it. Make a conscious effort to take time to explore your inner space. Even if only for five minutes a day, close your eyes and breathe deeply, tuning into your inner being. Greet yourself as a trusted friend and relax into the experience of just being there. The more time you spend in this space, the more you will understand and trust yourself.
Affirmations can also help return you to the strength and support within. Remind yourself: No matter what happens, I will always love and support myself. No matter who rejects me, I will always be here for myself. I am the source of my own safety and abundance. As you say these powerful words, you will see their truth, and you will know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that you are the most reliable friend and the safest haven you could ever want.
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STABILITY: QUOTES OF THE DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Weep not that the world changes did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep."
~ William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American poet
Flexibility and adaptability do not happen just by reacting fast to new information. They arise from mental and emotional balance, the lack of attachment to specific outcomes, and putting care for self and others as a prime operating principle. Flexible attitudes build flexible physiology. Flexible physiology means more resilience in times of challenge or strain. Staying emotionally relaxed insures internal flexibility.
~ Doc Childre and Bruce Cryer, From Chaos to Coherence
"Flexible strength is better than inflexible. Let the storm flow over you, and then pop back up.
~ Michael Kabotie, Hopi
Flexibility is taught by nature. You will see the trees bend in the wind. You will see that tree branches are flexible. To be rigid is to break. When we have life problems it is good for us to be flexible. Sometimes we need to flow with what is going on. If we resist, it becomes more painful. We need to be on the path of least resistance. Water flows down the mountain through the path of least resistance. Electricity flows through the path of least resistance. Power flows through the path of least resistance. As Indian people our strength has always been our flexibility.
~ Don Coyhis, Mohawk
"If you don't have solid beliefs, you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon."
~ Alfred Montapert (1906 -) American motivational writer
"Times change but principles don't. Times change but lands do not. Times change but our culture and our language remain the same. And that's what you have to keep intact. It's not what you wear - it's what's in your heart."
~ Oren Lyons, Onondaga
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INNER STABILITY
If situations in your life feel like they are somewhat up in the air, you may be experiencing worry or anxiety. If life's unpredictability is making you feel tense, consider going inward and grounding yourself. Inside you exists a well of stability. You may find the following exercise helpful today: Sit comfortably in a quiet, peaceful space. With your eyes closed, bring your focus from the outside world to deep within you. Imagine yourself breathing in and out through your navel. Make your inhalations and exhalations smooth and seamless, with each one flowing naturally and easily into the other. Breathe gently, but deeply, filling your whole belly with fresh air. When you exhale, concentrate on the motion of your navel as it moves closer to your spine.
When we wish to feel secure and centered, we need only to turn our focus inward. No matter what the circumstances are in the outside world, there is always a well of ease and comfort available within.
Moving into ourselves on the breath, we are at that moment present and alert. We become aware in that instant of the one reality: this present moment. This awareness brings us a feeling of complete security and frees us from worries and external distractions. Direct your attention inside yourself, and you will know a feeling of true stability and comfort regardless of your outside circumstances.
Reproductions Permitted http://www.DailyOM.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAURUS: I HAVE
3rd Decan Influence: STABILITY
May 11 May 20
A staunch lot, these cattle! Firm, solid, stable. Your bull can be led from the barn with love and tender words but it would be easier to move the barn than the bull otherwise.
hen we use the word "stability" we often know it to mean inflexible and unmovable. The language gives us "intractable" for this. Stability does not really mean immovable. The mighty oak is immovable but not necessarily stable for in too great a wind it may, for all its mightiness, blow down. The reed standing in the marsh is, in a way, more stable than the oak, for when the gale blows it bends and when the evening calm falls again, it stands up once more, where it stood before.
Stability is the capacity to return to original position after being displaced. The wise person gives way under pressure, and then when it has passed, returns to his original position. Our Taurus people may seem stubborn sometimes, and being a little inflexible can be a problem. The ideal of stability does not imply inflexibility but an ability to go with the tide and return with ease.
Look around you for the beautiful ones, those who attract your eye. Apply the love which characterizes Venus and find the beauty within them. Let us learn of love from these firm and solid Taurus people and let us help them learn stability as apart from stubbornness. Relax in Taurus for now we begin to groom the Mother Earth as our Garden of Wisdom.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of TAURUS see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the Courses page on the website: http://druidcraft.us
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.us
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.
~ Lao-tzu, 6th century BC Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism, excerpt from Tao Te Ching
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
(C) Reproductions Permitted: http://awordtothewise.info
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