When the barn burned down I could finally see the sky....
A family member shared this with me, and here we are in the midst of Spring, Pesac and Easter, renewal and time for reflection as things below the surface rise and take vibrant shape again.
The barn has burned indeed...
I was fired or removed, excessed or surplussed from my career, my job, my way of living over the past eight years.
So I am looking at the sky with a renewed sense of hope, keeping a continual vigial over hopes and dreams realizing that in searching for zen in the art of daddyhood I must once again begin a new path into understanding why the barn burned down at this time and what that vision of the sky might hold for me as I start walking once again in my life and studying teh signs and patterns as I form a new idea of zen-daddyhood and zen-like adulthood in the midst of this burning at the age of 36.
So far, I have asked so many questions so far, but the sky looks marvelous and the view breathtaking.
All else is uncertain with regards to this fire, but what it wipes away must be replaced by a newfound freedom and sense of lifemaking.
I am gathering new timbers from the love and support of friends and family around me, building a new structure for my life....and this one will include lots of windows and no roof at all.
Everything in your life is everything you allow it to be.
Be Well-
Zen Daddy
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hey Zen-Daddy, been thinking of you since I heard your news. In fact, today, when I was thinking of how I can talk my way into a full-time job, I thought, "I just need to be more like MB, open and personable with everyone, not afraid to connect with strangers" When you get to the end of this chapter and walk out into that blue sky, I have no doubt that you will find sweeter-smelling pastures. (I raised goats for several years--I know how much barns can stink!)
ReplyDelete