Breathing in at the edge
I had to…
Walking straight up the hillside after feeding the boys, I was out of breath when I reached the top.
Yet this first clear day of the New Year called for exertion.
I needed to fill my lungs with fresh air and have a clear, panoramic view from the top of the valley to renew my perspective.
There is something vital – in the life-giving sense – of being at the edge.
FINDINGS AT THE QUIET EDGE
At the quiet edge,
away from the noise,
what do we see?
And in the silence
where stillness reigns,
what do we hear?
What shapes our attention
when boundaries fade
and we feel our way forward?
These days ask a
different posture of us:
to find the quiet edge
in order to hear,?
and lean into the unknowing,
in order to see.
For this is the brave space
where we hear the whisper
of who we’re called to be.
+ Sue Heatherington
Do you have an edge space?
Pause. See differently. Re-story ??
I help senior leaders hold the line through the storms to transition faster to a regenerative economy and society
1 年In the wilds, in the woods, in the mountains, in the studio. May becoming more of ourselves also bring us prosperity ??
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1 年May we be still enough to hear the Divine within us - oh Sue thank you for your light each day. Much love to you
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1 年I find that edge in the early mornings. In the dark. In the quiet. When it feels like it's just me... ...and my thoughts ...and I can't forget the two dogs. A time... While the house is still asleep. Before I'm whisked away into the routine. Of comings And goings And all of the things. The morning is where I find the edge. The morning is where I ponder. Listen. Notice. ...and if I'm lucky Begin to hear the whisper.
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1 年For this is the brave space where we hear the whisper of who we’re called to be. I LOVE this Sue. Thank you ??