CREATIVE CAREER TRANSITIONS / BRAZEN PURPOSE
LIVING FROM LOVE INSTEAD OF FEAR
Does What You Love Embarrass You? If You Want to Burn, Squirm.
I was embarrassed by what I love.
I wanted a cool spirituality. I wanted to say I was a Zen Buddhist, and everyone would look at me like I was an athlete, knowing I could count my breaths, swim long distance in impermanence and not get sentimental and soppy with prayer or neediness. I’d talk about “being mindful” and people would look at me like I was a rock climber or a black diamond skier. I could even ride on the media friendly cache of the Dalai Lama.
But no, I had to be drawn to a personal insanely loving God or Universe. I fell in love with A Course in Miracles, something some say is “channeled” or “contains the voice of Jesus” and I still cringe, 21 years later, maybe the Jew in me feeling the need to daven or the Harvard lawyer burying her face in Nietzsche. I’m not proud of my reaction. And I’m not proud of my attraction. I’m just sharing the mud, because I believe many of us have conflicted feelings about what we believe. Or what we want in life. Or who we love. Our truth, often makes us squirm. Sometimes the soul isn’t acceptable to the ego.
It’s worth the squirm. It’s worth going past your image into your identity. It’s worth expanding your possibilities. It’s worth taking a left turn off a dirt road that isn’t on the grid. It’s worth shedding conditioning and even some sanction. It’s worth trading in familiarity for vitality.
You won’t lose anything--once you find yourself.
©2011 Tama J. Kieves. All rights reserved
Tama J. Kieves has been featured on Oprah Radio and is the bestselling author of This Time I Dance! Create the Work You Love. She is a sought-after speaker and career coach who has helped thousands worldwide discover and live their true work in the world. Sign up at ThisTimeIDance.com to receive the free monthly email newsletter with Tama’s latest articles (and events). For daily inspiration, continuous support & great group conversation, join Tama on Facebook and Twitter.
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I am a cradle Catholic with Buddhist and Wiccan leanings currently worshipping at an Episcopal Church (because it's the closest community I can find that has the right liturgical strappings with a heaping cupful of open-minded liberal-feminist appreciation). Alleluia for the lovers, the squirmers and me (sung to the tune of Rainbow Connection) and you and you and you.
Can we stand side-by-side while you daven and I genuflect? And the next person can bow, and so on and so on.
Thanks Tama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finding Ourselves
I, too, have entered through the unknown doors of The Course's concepts and truths, wondering if they were compatible with Catholic, Jewish, Christian doctrine/beliefs. I have learned to take what I need and leave the rest. Learning to be true to myself requires a sense of self to be true to. It is okay if I need to try on new thinking, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, including myself. If everything is consistent, and I have asked my Source/God for clarity and truth to be revealed, then it's all good. If it's good for me, it can't help but be good for those around me. It IS worth trading in familiarity for vitality...thanks Tama!