Birthing My Life's Work

I am in the throes of a birthing process!  Who would have thought, at my age, I would be going through this!  I am birthing my dreams into an awakened state, into reality, and it is at once, sometimes uncomfortable, and periodically, downright painful, while at the same time I am feeling a HUGE sense of relief, excitement and exhilaration.   Up until now I have been a midwife to the dreams of others.  A wet nurse to struggling dreams that were birthed to reality, often times in ignorance and without awareness.  I have been left for long periods of time with the dreams of others to care for, as the parent who birthed them chose other diversions, not realizing how precious a thing they had brought into the world and how healing this process was to themselves, to those around them, and to the world at large.  The process of dreams to reality is a miraculous transition of the ephemeral to the real.

So let me speak to what it is like.  This is an "in the moment process" where I move into each new phase trying to offer as little resistance as possible.  There is a force here at work that is out of my control, even though there are things that I do to "prepare" for the next phase.  The good news is, I have done this with enough people in the past, as their midwife, that I know what is needed.  I know all parents believe that their "child idea" is special, and they all are, each in their own way.  This Life's Work that I am now birthing is singularly unique in that it is fathered by an altruistic commitment that spans a life time and that is framed in a prayer and spiritual practice that has been my touch stone for 25 years:

For all of the peoples and the nations of the earth, may not even the names disease, famine, war, and suffering be heard, but rather, may their moral conduct, wealth, and prosperity, increase, and may supreme good fortune and well being always arise for them.

With this prayer as the genesis of this dream, the "child idea" is blessed with a breadth and depth of capacity for human connectivity and compassion that goes beyond the ordinary.  This is a "child idea" whose heart is UNCONDITIONAL LOVE; whose mind is COMPASSIONATE THOUGHT AND UNDERSTANDING; and whose speach is the expression of all of these qualities.

This birthing process is a powerful event.  For the human mind and spirit, this is the life blood of feeling connected to the world:  being truly heard and understood, having a voice that moves the world in positive ways, seeing dreams walk the earth, all of this is our spirit connecting to matter in dynamic and powerful ways.  In today's world where disconnect is the given rather than the exception, my LOVE WISH, for this dream I am in the throes of birthing, is that it help to heal, to connect, to honor, and to enrich the human condition.  This dream that I am birthing right now was conceived in the pure light of the spirit.  I am reminded of a quote by Marianne Williamson:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.  And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

For all of the peoples and the nations of the earth, I see your GREATNESS.  I dedicate the life of this dream towards fully realizing that GREATNESS with hearts of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE; and minds of COMPASSIONATE THOUGHT AND UNDERSTANDING; and with speach that is an expression of all of these qualities.