3/31/21 RMB Words Emotionally Absorbed
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
While still enjoying your Animal
Magnetism, I am also reading A Little Bit of Tarot and
just finished Badass Habits by Jen Sincero.
I recently listened to the audio book
Barefoot Executive on cd in my car. The author Carrie Wilkerson is
like an Energizer bunny in business. Her drive is inspiring and she shares tons
of how-to information about getting your business started. Her motto seems
to be “if I can do it, you can do it”. However, it dawned on me that each of us
is so individual and so unique none of us can accomplish something JUST because
someone else accomplished it.
We each have our own hurdles, our
own issues, our own skills, motivations, etc. Until we re-package all that we
learn and mesh it into our own magical force, one that takes our uniqueness
into account, what we accomplish from the knowledge gained is stunted by an
invisible force.
Whatever we learn, whether from the
Barefoot Executive or Jen Sincero or Mike Dooley or history or anywhere, needs
to be digested for it to be of its ultimate value. It needs to be consumed on
an emotional, physical and mental level. That information, inspiration,
knowledge and education must be mixed into the elements of oneself, as one
would mix dough for bread. You can’t take the base of flour and toss all of the
other ingredients on top, slide it in the oven and expect a loaf of bread to
rise from that heap.
Yet that is what we do, what I do,
when I read tons of books. I acquire bits of info, tack them on my mental
corkboard and hope all of the pieces will one day fall into place, that I will
lose weight, have my own business, get my house in order, etc.
It feels as though there is a door
or perhaps the proverbial window to the soul, that needs open to allow the
message to seep in deep. Words read and noted on the mental corkboard are
helpful, but words embraced and absorbed are transformative.
As we grow, we are trained by nature
and nurture to be strong, independent, and complete. In that process of completion,
the exits and entrances are sealed up tight. It is why falling in love can
sometimes feel painful, the heart literally aches for the object of affection because
those barriers must be breached to allow the relationship to flourish.
It is why our mystic skills and our
6th sense is often muted, they need that window open to breathe. I
will be more conscious of this in the future. While reading, I will make an
effort to absorb concepts.
I can relate to Jen Sincero’s writing,
which feels down to earth and allows for individuality in her suggestions and
guidance. Wisdom resides in her words, with a little spice mixed in to boot.
Letting words in,
Loraine
