tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post7551102749323592162..comments2023-10-29T08:28:27.836-05:00Comments on Dandelion Seeds and Dreams: what matters (and what distracts ...)Lishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-41524430218990776502013-08-09T14:24:51.795-05:002013-08-09T14:24:51.795-05:00So on the same page as you on this. Maybe because ...So on the same page as you on this. Maybe because I am in a place where the Universe is asking me to evolve and treat myself with all the lovingkindness and respect I would "my tribe." And I am NOT very good at doing that!! I do not believe we can force the gathering, and I am a wee bit burnt on the "online Illusion" of tribe. Yes, it can be a place to share and learn and ponder, but it is not(for me) the end all. And it is draining. I miss my women, my sisters, my friends, my familiar trees - these cannot be copied just anywhere. They are sacred blessings to be grateful for and not taken for granted. And It's not that I think "tribe" can't be found other places, but it is not in every place. It has its time and season so to speak. <br />Namaste-<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613648636980036657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-10132052771072850882013-08-01T08:31:53.946-05:002013-08-01T08:31:53.946-05:00Such wisdom in seeing and knowing what is really o...Such wisdom in seeing and knowing what is really our truth. And I own that I am not a group person either; very draining for me ... I think it is my Vata tendencies and also the work of maintaining healthy boundaries. THAT is a huge piece of insight for me - thank you! (And I love that you do show up though, in your way, creating beautiful offerings that connect us more intimately) xoLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-87270253329504031342013-08-01T08:30:21.629-05:002013-08-01T08:30:21.629-05:00yes, wired in us ... to be part of a group is to s...yes, wired in us ... to be part of a group is to survive ... yet even within groups there is a deeper longer that we must answer ... Aho sister. You've helped me process much of my thoughts/feelings xoLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-81212343136015814042013-08-01T08:29:26.127-05:002013-08-01T08:29:26.127-05:00fishbowl - yes! and the perspective gets distorte...fishbowl - yes! and the perspective gets distorted by the glass. Such wisdom " to channel any of that into positive ACTION change within myself." Amen! Thank you for that piece xoLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-33756184359147026182013-08-01T08:28:12.130-05:002013-08-01T08:28:12.130-05:00i LOVE watching/hearing/reading you processing :) ...i LOVE watching/hearing/reading you processing :) You are growing in such amazing ways and I am grateful that you share your insights ... i like to think, we see each others lights off in the distance, on our stretches of lonely road ... xoLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-37214243559777818642013-08-01T07:21:01.996-05:002013-08-01T07:21:01.996-05:00Thought provoking and insightful as always, Lis. ...Thought provoking and insightful as always, Lis. When people I like and admire are part of a group that is meaningful to them, I instantly want to join. I want that experience for myself, and I want to hang out with all those interesting people. So I join, and then I'm not having the same glowing experience, and I feel like an outsider or a fraud or I beat myself up for impulsively joining yet another thing. It always seems to come back around to me feeling bad about myself. and it's because by joining I am not listening to my own voice or staying true to myself. I'm just not a group person. I never have been. I'm a deep-personal-connection-to-just-a-few-people kind of person. Groups exhaust and drain me rather than recharge me. I've become quite comfortable with that in my real life, but get drawn in by the internet hoopla and think this time it will be different. and it's not. and it isn't the fault of the group, or the person who inspired me to join. it's me not being me. and my work in life is not about changing my essential character, but embracing it and accepting it.<br />Karen Isaacsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974064156797038415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-38053649960290336202013-07-31T11:38:03.011-05:002013-07-31T11:38:03.011-05:00I hear you and you took the words right out of my ...I hear you and you took the words right out of my head and layed them down so beautifully. <br />I think the longing to belong is hard wired in humans. I think way back when your "tribe" or clan were naturally formed by where you lived. before long distance travelling, the modern age and virtual reality. maybe we long to get back to that place. <br /><br />much to tHink on here. <br /><br />love you Karen Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550907626634246649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-35922737214631279442013-07-31T10:40:22.069-05:002013-07-31T10:40:22.069-05:00"I am thinking staying cozy in the construct ..."I am thinking staying cozy in the construct of tribe can become a trap much like a spell cast over the journeying hero/heroine? In which case, the discontent compels one to shake off the dream and move on ..."<br /><br />Absolutely the best observation ever. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />laurahttp://www.deeperthanallroses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-46105396244541084632013-07-31T04:31:40.286-05:002013-07-31T04:31:40.286-05:00I get it!! Often times I read through the posts of...I get it!! Often times I read through the posts of others and feel the fishbowl, feeling far away and isolated in many respects - that is a distraction and such a trap. Lately, I have been working to channel any of that into positive ACTION and change within myself. As it is me here...and me & I...we got to journey this road together and keep the distractions to a minimum if we ever want to make it anywhere. Brava!suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042551853557329917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-52390463198163290642013-07-30T20:29:06.420-05:002013-07-30T20:29:06.420-05:00Very much so, Lis. I keep coming back to me, me a...Very much so, Lis. I keep coming back to me, me and only me. Insofar as understanding the whys of where I am. It is a crazy, often tough and lonely road, this spiritual path of opening and personal honesty. I keep thinking it is sending me backward, stagnating me and yet, and yet.........stay tuned......more to come as I inner dialogue and work it through.....The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287125977780580043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-42440013776967840542013-07-30T19:50:14.231-05:002013-07-30T19:50:14.231-05:00Ah, thank you ... perhaps I am thinking staying co...Ah, thank you ... perhaps I am thinking staying cozy in the construct of tribe can become a trap much like a spell cast over the journeying hero/heroine? In which case, the discontent compels one to shake off the dream and move on ...<br /><br />love your journey in my Heart home of Colorado ♥ Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-12054315143317964412013-07-30T19:44:45.867-05:002013-07-30T19:44:45.867-05:00The only belonging that truly holds us and lifts u...The only belonging that truly holds us and lifts us up! In yoga there are two perspectives: "not this, not this" (i am not the body, i am not the mind ...) and "I am that ... and I am THAT ..." I suspect I am grappling with these two approaches and am declaring "I am that ... and that ... and you are that as well ..." Yes, moving beyond tribe to something more potent and empowering ... I know you capture it in your words and through the lens xoLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-242432359245526812013-07-30T19:39:37.505-05:002013-07-30T19:39:37.505-05:00oh no! charge that battery! because you've a...oh no! charge that battery! because you've already pulled out of my tangled thoughts some essential points! i think there is this dance of group/self much like becoming/being ... polarities that we must embody and at times shift towards one end, then the other. For me, it always is a returning to me and what i alone carry on my shoulders. From the other side of the fence, it looks like others have all this support, but at the end of the day, I am alone. And not alone. There is a deeper belonging I strive to know and it exists when I am quiet, in stillness, alone but never lonely. I think there are no tribes and only one true tribe. But pressing me is not wanting to contribute to another feeling excluded ... that just rips at my soul. In my fear to belong, who do I fail to see? Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584878249959334936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-8442261863118540232013-07-30T19:06:47.100-05:002013-07-30T19:06:47.100-05:00Well said, sister! "It can be a trap or a dis...Well said, sister! "It can be a trap or a distraction from what really matters..." Exactamundo.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786541258960254743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-20521071411026152002013-07-30T18:50:14.813-05:002013-07-30T18:50:14.813-05:00Oh yes! I constantly hear tribe this and tribe tha...Oh yes! I constantly hear tribe this and tribe that. I will always be an outsider looking in. For awhile I wanted to so belong to something and I did - my higher purpose - to all of the Universe. Such truth in your words, beauty and depth of understanding who you are. I needed this today. xoxomandy l. smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465284512439738872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6914291490673940304.post-22184364817814192632013-07-30T17:49:47.606-05:002013-07-30T17:49:47.606-05:00hot damn and hallelujah! pass the nutella! with a ...hot damn and hallelujah! pass the nutella! with a side of animal crackers.<br /><br />those first two paragraphs? had me nodding emphatically, and - i must confess, although you may have already guessed -- sniggering with snarkish glee.<br /><br />shameless, i know.<br /><br />but seriously...yes, yes and YES!! especially the subconscious creation of yet another Not Belonging and the damage it can do....<br /><br />but how to not be exclusionary? it's almost impossible, i think...because of the very reasons you mention -- that "tribe" is a starting off point, a soft place to fall, perhaps...rather than the destination. groups become exclusionary by the very nature of their groupness...*sigh* definitely much fodder for discussion there....<br /><br />argh! luckily for you..my battery is about to run out...lol<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com