"An opening in the storming sea,
Gold deposited on bones.
Once accumulation has begun,
Take care not to interfere."
Not long after I had come to L.A., I went to see a friend for a reiki treatment. During the course of our session she would comment on some insights she was getting from her energy work. I remember that she said, "I'm getting a sense of accumulation...Nesting...You have a strong urge to be a mother." Later, "Maybe you're like a salmon. They always come home to breed." The latter, said lightheartedly, nevertheless gave me food for thought, as well as hope for the future family I had always dreamed of. At that point I was just about a year and a half away from starting my relationship with the man I would marry. And I made a discovery that accumulation in life is not always a bad thing; throughout my travels, as a way to deal with moving on from experiences, from disappointments, from grief, I'd always pared down. It's still usually my first instinct. But I saw with this friend for the first time that thoughtful acquisition, cultivation, and keeping can bring us the right things for a good and holy reason: As I read in my prayers daily, "that we may love all things for Your sake, and You above all things."
Gold deposited on bones.
Once accumulation has begun,
Take care not to interfere."
Not long after I had come to L.A., I went to see a friend for a reiki treatment. During the course of our session she would comment on some insights she was getting from her energy work. I remember that she said, "I'm getting a sense of accumulation...Nesting...You have a strong urge to be a mother." Later, "Maybe you're like a salmon. They always come home to breed." The latter, said lightheartedly, nevertheless gave me food for thought, as well as hope for the future family I had always dreamed of. At that point I was just about a year and a half away from starting my relationship with the man I would marry. And I made a discovery that accumulation in life is not always a bad thing; throughout my travels, as a way to deal with moving on from experiences, from disappointments, from grief, I'd always pared down. It's still usually my first instinct. But I saw with this friend for the first time that thoughtful acquisition, cultivation, and keeping can bring us the right things for a good and holy reason: As I read in my prayers daily, "that we may love all things for Your sake, and You above all things."
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