We all want to be
better. Sometimes we are hard on ourselves, and sometimes we dislike a facet of
our thinking or actions so much we say "you are not me, begone!"
Which is pretty much
what I was saying to myself on the subway a few weeks back, when I found some
unpleasant notions I was entertaining about other passengers to be less than I
expected of myself. I did not expect an answer...
What I sensed was
crying, a mournful wail striking the center of my soul. A cry for
understanding. A cry for acceptance...A cry for love.
Accessing my inner eye,
I saw a very dark place, lonely, and two large, wet eyes looking back at me.
There was a sense of unexpressible beauty, even though it was too dark to
observe any details.
I responded to the
wordless plea, with a vow to never neglect this creature again. To appreciate
her gifts. Because of course, she was mine -- my discernment. While I may not
feel it is highly evolved to judge others, sometimes we need our responses to
first impressions to keep us safe in a world where so many strangers cross our
paths.
This experience led me
to begin to explore the way our least comfortable aspects can actually aid is
in being better people, and I have found that characterizing them as beasts,
real, mythical or invented, helps us love and understand them, hence ourselves,
more fully and productively. Much more to come, but right now, the question is:
Do
you have a few besties you are denying because you think they are lumpy, bumpy
or just too darn dangerous?
Come and play with the
Beasts at an event that is all about Beauty! Saturday, March 24th, Lucky, at
168 Avenue B, will host a Beauty Brunch with bagels, cocktails and everything
your body and soul need to SPRING into the season of love with magical ease!
Pamper and treat yourself and have a special tarot reading directed to
introduce you to the Beautiful Beasts who have always had your back...
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