Thanks for that lovely share Amelia about a very difficult year. Hard agree... but timing is everything.
Personally I was in numb shock in the days my father died, and tbh I can't see pleasure as part of that. A few days later tho, I decided to get a long facial. It felt like turning toward the sun of human connection and care. I shyly told the beautician why I was there, and it felt almost like a ritual of female support in the wake of a patriarch's long shadow and death. Really amazing.
A beautiful exploration of a concept that takes imagination and attention to achieve, though I don't imagine this is a place we arrive at, rather a capacity we step into and a practice. This calls to mind the idea that we must never turn away from suffering and it's corollary - never look away from joy.
Thanks for that lovely share Amelia about a very difficult year. Hard agree... but timing is everything.
Personally I was in numb shock in the days my father died, and tbh I can't see pleasure as part of that. A few days later tho, I decided to get a long facial. It felt like turning toward the sun of human connection and care. I shyly told the beautician why I was there, and it felt almost like a ritual of female support in the wake of a patriarch's long shadow and death. Really amazing.
A beautiful exploration of a concept that takes imagination and attention to achieve, though I don't imagine this is a place we arrive at, rather a capacity we step into and a practice. This calls to mind the idea that we must never turn away from suffering and it's corollary - never look away from joy.
how beautifully said….never turn away from suffering and Never look away from joy. thank you for that frame.