Thrive to 105

As we’ve seen so far, the Silver Gate of Wisdom is where we find a renewal and regeneration of our spirits and passions; we begin to really SEE things now, gaining insights and understanding we’ve never had before in our every day experiences.  These are the Gifts of this gate presented to us by the Four Fires…vision, heart, creativity, and soul.

Another part of the Gift is recognizing grace:

Recognizing grace in our lives is a blessing that comes from the curiosity, hope, flexibility, meaning, and gratitude that we regain at this gate.

In order to get a better handle on how this renewal and stirred up passion can lead us to discover knowledge about ourselves we may have never learned or have forgotten, Reflection is the order of the day at this point.  You’ll find below a few of the reflective questions you’re charged with pondering .  Notice I say “ponder”; that means “to weigh carefully in your mind” or meditate on.  It doesn’t mean we have to have all the answers within a finite amount of time.  Look out your window, take a walk, listen to some music…and reflect…ponder.  See what fresh wisdom comes to you.  You’re almost through this gate and the wisdom and renewed passion you gain here will be carried with you to the next.

This week, reflect on the following (taken from The Second Half of Life, Angeles Arrien):

• What generates meaning, hope, inspiration, and curiosity for you?
• Where do you experience symptoms of soul loss:  inertia, apathy, emptiness, numbness, confusion, futility, discontent, anxiety?
• What private longings and callings have you repeatedly dismissed?  What has prevented you from acting upon them?
• How do you renew and regenerate yourself?
• Where do you experience the spirit of fluency in your life and where are you willing to live “Like a river flows/Carried by the surprise/Of its own unfolding?

I would guess that some of the answers and insights we gain from this reflective time will be surprising; perhaps some will be disappointing.  Hopefully, many will provide us fresh fuel with which to stoke our four fires and light our way to the next gate!

Oh, and, by the way…have you started making your list of things you want to do for the year following your birthday that you’ve never done before?  I have!  I think I have three things so far.  It’s kind of  challenging.  Let me know what you come up with…I may want to copy you or maybe we can do it together!!!

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