ooh, this: "It has to do with doing the best we can each day to move in valued directions, knowing our steps are always flawed and partial." I was just talking about what it means to make a decision with all of the information you have available to you in that moment — even if it later there's a sense that it was not the "best" decision you could have made. It feels like an act of presence to show up and move towards our values even when we know the path won't be linear. Thank you for these offerings as always!
The weekly Offerings are one of my favorite things about life, too! And now I’ll be mulling over the thick history of grace. Some sort of concept like that has been rattling around in my mind for a while, but you’ve helped clarify it, once again - thank you, Jessica
In the sort of magic I practice, the corollary is that devotional discipline (the sort of daily insistence on questioning, reflecting, praying, wondering and aweing) is a prerequisite for being able to notice when the wind does start to blow your way (grace in your parlance). I like the way you put it though, honestly, just this idea that once you do the work of being reborn that there is this flourish of golden light, this illumination and abundance. I feel like I am in one of those periods myself too after years and years and just slogging with death, not in any danger mind you cause me and sacred death as homies who hang out everyday. Just glad you found it to and get to practice this weekly essay stuff. It’s rad, right? Like you just get to really listen to what the wind is blowing your way. Like what does the universe have to share with me today, this week? I like showing up to the world that way. It’s really neat, but also, your point about it taking time away from other pursuits is real. I have struggled with that too.
ooh, this: "It has to do with doing the best we can each day to move in valued directions, knowing our steps are always flawed and partial." I was just talking about what it means to make a decision with all of the information you have available to you in that moment — even if it later there's a sense that it was not the "best" decision you could have made. It feels like an act of presence to show up and move towards our values even when we know the path won't be linear. Thank you for these offerings as always!
The weekly Offerings are one of my favorite things about life, too! And now I’ll be mulling over the thick history of grace. Some sort of concept like that has been rattling around in my mind for a while, but you’ve helped clarify it, once again - thank you, Jessica
In the sort of magic I practice, the corollary is that devotional discipline (the sort of daily insistence on questioning, reflecting, praying, wondering and aweing) is a prerequisite for being able to notice when the wind does start to blow your way (grace in your parlance). I like the way you put it though, honestly, just this idea that once you do the work of being reborn that there is this flourish of golden light, this illumination and abundance. I feel like I am in one of those periods myself too after years and years and just slogging with death, not in any danger mind you cause me and sacred death as homies who hang out everyday. Just glad you found it to and get to practice this weekly essay stuff. It’s rad, right? Like you just get to really listen to what the wind is blowing your way. Like what does the universe have to share with me today, this week? I like showing up to the world that way. It’s really neat, but also, your point about it taking time away from other pursuits is real. I have struggled with that too.