Creative function seems to boil down to readiness. In Life, many things seem to require a modicum of preparation. Our society recognizes this truth, as even our Boy Scouts’ motto is, “Be prepared!” But the truest readiness doesn’t reflect the mind being “busy.” No, mental busyness removes One from perfect awareness and perspective! So actually being “ready” calls to a relaxed state of stillness, the place of “Being” where all things can be received and offered creatively. I AM not present to get in the way of Life. I AM present to participate in letting Life be revealed and lived well!
Another old phrase that is widely known is, “Ready or not here I come…” There has been plenty of truth lived out behind that statement. Life is the force for which and with which we have the privilege to be ready. However, if a person is completely focused in only one area, while not considering the “Whole,” he looses perspective and true “readiness” is sacrificed. As One relinquishes any old controlling nature that may have preexisted, one can begin to be present and be truly ready!
Through readiness, I may give forth that which serves the “Whole.” I AM automatically served as my expression is aligned with serving the “Whole.” This is true for each One! Through “readiness” I find myself offering an attitude of cooperation. Through true cooperation all the parts may be creatively incorporated. This creative outworking is the incubator of “The Way, The Truth, and The Life!”
These are the thoughts that are moving through me. I invite you to click on‘comments’ and share your thoughts and experiences on this subject.
June 19th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
The essence of readiness, as you describe it here, is receptivity. So, I must ask myself, how receptive am I, IN FACT?? Receptivity is characterized by openness, attentiveness, and focus….on that force which is as yet undimensional, but seeking to take form in the earth, possibly through me. Attending in this direction, I may sense what is mine to do solo or in concert with others.
Tonight I participated in a high school graduation. I noticed that much attention was paid to what the students had been offered by their families, community and high school and many statements were made about expectations of greatness based on the legacy offered as a firm foundation for living. True, there is appropriate appreciation of what has been given. However, at one point it struck me that to the degree that we view everything in a linear ’cause and effect’ perspective, we close off the possibilities of serendipidous and miraculous happenings. Attempts to fashion the future based on the past simply produces the same thing–it repeats what has been and closes the door on miraculous, new creations by Spirit.
I know that in the past I have definitely looked at life in the same way that was spoken of by the esteemed speakers tonight. However, in this day, I choose to move into the open field, beyond ideas of right and wrong doing (Rumi), where Spirit is ever ready and capable of creating through open and surrendered hearts, using the yielded substance of one’s living to create anew in THIS moment. Will you meet me there?