So there she goes, moving her life from one side of the country to the other, thousands of kilometres dialled up crossing the Nullarbor with her cheeky and relatively new boyfriend in tow. Oh life, you wonderful and mysterious creature, making me partake in all sorts of crazy and daring adventures! Deep breath.... I moved over to WA, Fremantle a few months ago. I've had some bitter ups and downs, I'm not going to lie. For so long I wanted a change, to try something/somewhere different. Now I'm here and I feel like a puppy who's just been separated from her large family and been adopted out. An adjustment phase, a time to develop more self resilience, courage and learn about love in a new expanded way. I have so many wonderful friends all over Australia. Mostly all based in the East. I have met a few beautiful people here and am on the journey of bonding with them a little deeper. I feel like I'm just scrapping the surface and that this takes time and magnetic moments. Those soul meetings can't be organised or planned. Much like meeting the love of your life, you just have to go about doing your thing and then they appear. I see friends the same way, friends are incredibly important to me. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need people. For the reason of the reflection they bring, they help me grow, bounce off others and integrate this whole life thing. So I guess without those strong bonds at this time, yes it's a reminder that I have to bond and reflect within myself. I see that things come in phases, cycles and there's often interesting timing to that also. I feel like I've done this shadow phase and it was years ago. But she's back. The shadow, the darkness, the night, the unknown has called me to walk her path and she's said its not up for negotiation. Buggar it. See that, resistance. That's where the pain is, in the resistance. In Buddhism, they talk a lot about non attachment. For years I thought this wasn't an accurate teaching and they'd really stuffed this one up. Oh how righteous of me! Though after years of self development, supporting others on their journey and working with people in various transitions of their lives, I have now come to understand this non attachment gig. For when we become to attached, fixed or in control of anything, we suffer. Nature is always in a state of change and so too are we. To think we can become to glued or set in our ways, within relationships, work, health, life's direction etc is a huge fallacy. One of my favourite lines out of an old Incubus song says 'to resist is too piss in the wind'. Need I say more? So how to not resist? How to avoid strong attachment? Develop a relationship with Letting Go. Just let go, let go, let go. There's a beautiful Zen teaching called the 'Wu Wei', it's wisdom is 'effortless effort'. To go with the flow. To trust ourselves moment by moment. Communicate our needs. To listen to our intuition. To move forward or to sit back. To be open or to be still. To express or to conjure within. Again, moment by moment. To be so in the now, that the universe has full authority to move through you and line you up with all that you need. How wonderful and exciting really! So here she goes. Day by day, week by week, I feel my inner world start to slow. Something is calling me. A deeper stillness than I've never really known before. It feels like if I don't slow and be available to listen, I'm going to miss 'it'. Western Australia's energy is different to the East. It's as though the East asks you to be 'on', 'out' and 'strong'. Here I'm feeling a slower, deeper energy. One that asks to go 'within', rather than out.
"By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thy self: see what thy soul doth wear." Big Love, Lucy Xx
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Eve
24/6/2015 05:58:45 am
Beautiful Lucy:-)
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Lucy Arnott
24/6/2015 06:11:37 am
You are so on it. Totally true. Thanks for your reflection, a great reminder and affirmation. You are gift to the world aswell beauty. Love you heaps xxx
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romina
25/6/2015 01:58:54 am
thanks for your words Lucy..always are a big support for me..I m so happy for..
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Lucy Arnott
26/6/2015 01:36:42 am
Thankyou darling! I hope you are travelling well and enjoying your massage ;) Big love to you always xxx
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Jay
26/6/2015 12:08:19 pm
As the "boyfriend in tow" i can say the journey has been one i have enjoyed very much - most of the time - and feel very lucky that such a magical individual has walked beside me on my path to who knows what or where!
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Ing
27/6/2015 02:42:19 am
Lucy, I love that you're accepting change and how beautifully you're sharing it. What enlightening words to make us all take a breath and enjoy the now for what it truly brings us. You're a rare Opal with much fire, woman.
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Lucy Arnott
27/6/2015 07:38:49 am
Thankyou bubs! I enjoy walking beside the sparkly you in the road to who's know what and where too.
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Lucy Arnott
27/6/2015 07:40:47 am
Hey Ingrid,
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Colleen Arnott
27/6/2015 06:41:00 pm
❤️
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Jenny
28/6/2015 01:19:31 am
Hi Lucy😘 your truth your voice is so sincerely heartfelt. To be in ones truth takes the most immense courage. Showing up with your everything exposes us on so many levels. Vulnerability is such a strength. We become so very good at only letting others see our perceived strengths " I'm all good" doesn't cut it for me either. And Yay to the soul brothers and sisters that show up along our pathway in life. It trul is an exhalation. It's the beauty of connectedness and hey there is going to be weeds in the garden you just keep tending the garden. I too am consistently working on in outside myself. In the school of life we are here to play grow learn and utilise the spiritual tools to assist us. The more we utilise these tools we gather along the way the more we are able to continue to let go of our breath and be able to breathe deeper. I love your soul xx
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Rose
28/6/2015 01:31:50 pm
Wow Lucy, I loved what you wrote, especially the part on non attachment which is something Jadey and I have spoken about just recently. Just letting go, going with the flow which is easier said than done but something to accomplish!
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Andrew G
29/6/2015 05:20:59 am
Beautiful reflection Lucy - your words ring so true - look forward to seeing you soon - thanks for being you - and being such a support to me on my journey and to so many others. Big Hugs & Love.
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Lucy Arnott
30/6/2015 05:29:51 am
Oh good words Jen. I like how you mentioned about letting people know "I'm all good". Because sometimes we just aren't. Sometimes things go strange and all we are left with is our little turning universe. I feel sharing that confusion, those questions, that shadow is the fast track to our understanding. I'm learning this now on yet another level. Oh glorious life, seriously,cray cray haha. Love your soul too, thanks for your authenticity and strength in your journey Xxx
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Lucy Arnott
30/6/2015 05:31:28 am
Yay! Thanks chicka. I'm glad things resonated. That's part of the goal here. Pretty daunting sharing this stuff with the world, but shining my light helps you shine yours and vice versa. So I really appreciate your feedback and your support to write more. Xxx big love
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Lucy Arnott
30/6/2015 05:33:13 am
Hey Darlingheart. Thankyou for reading and commenting. I truly appreciate your feedback and your kind words. 'One by one, we are simply waking each other home' .
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Lucy Arnott
30/6/2015 05:34:12 am
Hey Darlingheart. Thankyou for reading and commenting. I truly appreciate your feedback and your kind words. It's been a pleasure working with you also!! 'One by one, we are simply walking each other home' .
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Jade
1/7/2015 01:47:28 pm
I love listening to your truth and all you re connecting with Lucy . Such transformation is going on for you and it feels so unfolding and so deep. Nurtured and feminine you are indeed sowing so fertile seeds here with this journey your on. Keep shedding light on your darkness and breThing into your resistant places it will show you the way back to continued flow. Xx
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Christine
16/7/2015 08:14:33 am
Hi Lucy I really enjoyed reading your post. I love the element of trust that is coming through in what you wrote even though change periods can be such a challenging time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your blog. I'm always grateful our paths have intersected. xx
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Lucy Arnott
4/8/2015 03:20:01 am
Thankyou Darlingheart. I appreciate your words and reflection. I'm so grateful to have crossed paths with you also. Life is wonderful and fascinating hey. Enjoy and hope to see you again one day soon Xx
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