W.A.I.T.
Why Am I Talking?
When is the last time you let yourself surrender to silence and stillness?
It’s been a minute or so for me, so I’m listening to my na’au (my intuition) and the full-bodied yes that is taking me and my family to Thailand for a 10-day silent meditation retreat here.
Join me (in Spirit) anytime between December 29-January 10 to drop into deep contemplation. Let’s sit in silence and stillness together, even if we are miles apart, together, we shift the drift of dominant culture. Here’s some of my thoughts, influenced by my studies of and transformational interpersonal work in Hawai’i lifeways & healing White Body Supremacy and Somatic Abolitionism.
Dominant Culture has these common characteristics:
Perfectionism
Sense of Urgency and Optics
Defensiveness
Either/or Thinking
Power Hoarding
Individualism
Intention to control & dominate nature
Linear understanding where everything is separate
Through our contemplation we can move toward greater Unity and accessing the wisdom of the tender heart, in order to better…
Trust yourself to no longer abandon yourself
Focus on your part in the nightmare
Repair your part and drop stones of resentment
Have faith and joyful commitment in constant trust of the power of prayer to ease the burden and enhance the beauty of everyday life.
Hold Spirituality in high regard
Change occurs as part of a cycle in nature
Steward the land and live in harmony with nature
Be indigenous to your own heart.
Thanks to Shawn Murray Brown, PhD & Kekuhi Kealiikanakaoleohaililani.
Take good care of yourselves and spread Aloha.
Kindly,
Amy
Amy Elizabeth Gordon | Relationship Doula
Serving Hawai’i Island and beyond