Sometimes the most significant transformations occur when things appear to be at rest. Take the caterpillar for instance. Once those little guys wrap themselves in a cocoon the action stops–watching your toenails grow would be more entertaining. And yet complete metamorphosis takes place while they’re hanging upside down doing what seems to be nothing.
I mention this to remind you that lulls in your progress are not always negative. It could be that, unconsciously, you are redirecting energy toward monumental growth, or complete transformation. We are.
Despite Me Amoeba’s apparent idleness this week much has been done within the cocoon. We’re anxious to unfold the wings of the new, totally-awesome homepage. We’ve also been hard at work compiling the raw food recipes on the site and formatting them into a digital cookbook, working toward a release date of June 1st. The recipe e-book will be available in PDF, .mobi, and e-reader formats. Print copies to follow. These aren’t total transformations–as you’ll likely still recognize us–but definite improvements.
What’s happening in your cocoon?
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If you’ve ever bought a new car, a certain breed of dog, or an unusual pair of shoes, you know that the act of obtaining it brings your attention to just how many others are ruining its uniqueness. Suddenly, Shar-Peis come out of the sidewalk and you see your teal Mitsubishi Eclipse around every turn. And though this awareness may make us feel ordinary and deflate our ego, we can use this little phenomenon to our advantage.
Attracting that which we give attention to isn’t all bad, if we learn how to use it.
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I was recently reintroduced to “morning pages.” I first learned of them in Julia Cameron’s book, the Artist’s Way–which now has a pretty nifty Web site. And for awhile, in my twenties, I’d put pencil to paper every morning and write whatever came to mind … until I forgot the meaning behind the practice and quit. It’s not about writing something brilliant, useful, or even legible. The pages, she says, are a way to better understand ourselves.
These two questions plopped on the page today:
“If you had all the time in the world what would you do?”
“If you had a limited amount of time in the world what would you do?”
Your answer to these may give you insight as to what in your life needs to be changed–what can you include or omit to enhance your existence.
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I struggled with the beginning of this attachment post for half an hour–trying to figure out how to communicate the effects of possessions on our personalities, or visa versa–when I saw my beautiful 1950’s style, red leather couch get loaded into the back of a pickup truck, carefully tied down, and driven away. I love that couch; I spent a lot of time looking for it, and knew when I found it that it was THE one. Its style and color was an extension of my personality and I would have worn it like a prom dress if I could.
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