“What are you ready to bury?” she (my life/biz coach) asked me, explaining that what you intentionally bury becomes the nourishment for what grows.
Bury doesn’t have to mean hide.
Bury can be life-affirming.
Bury can remove the crud and turn it to creation (think compost).
Whoa.
So I went to my (regular) journal and sloshed out a list of everything I wanted to bury… and what that would grow.
It felt a.maz.ing. Cathartic. Enlivening.
So I grabbed my markers and moved on to my spiritual journal (yes, I have different journals for different reasons. It’s an energy thing). I needed to SEE those things buried, SEE those things growing.
This is what came out:
And then I noticed… if you turn this upside down, and you bury the purple-worded half of the tree, you then grow the opposite.
This bury/grow cycle is all tied together, no matter what perspective you choose. So why not choose the one that grows the stuff that we WANT and that will feed us and those around us?
What are you ready to bury? And what will it grow??
Audrey A. Metz said,
April 5, 2012 at 10:38 am
Profound!
Starla J. King said,
April 5, 2012 at 10:41 am
My response exactly, Audrey! Ready to get out your shovel?
Melani Marx said,
April 5, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Beautiful, Starla! Thanks for such a wonderful visual reminder.
Starla J. King said,
April 5, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Melani, it was my pleasure indeed! You know, I’m realizing more and more the power of visuals … and then visuals plus written words? Look out!
Melani Marx said,
April 5, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I look forward to it!
nd said,
April 5, 2012 at 7:13 pm
ha! now thats creative…
Starla J. King said,
April 5, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Nd… two words: Go Team!
steve said,
April 5, 2012 at 8:40 pm
wait… how did you grow time
Starla J. King said,
April 6, 2012 at 9:07 am
Magic, Svn. Magic.
ansullivan said,
April 6, 2012 at 10:27 am
Ok… now you know that I have to take this and run with it, right??
I got this MASSIVE moleskine that I create my maps in… and I am now wanting to play with this idea of what you’ve done and make a map of some kind around this same thought/idea…
Thanks TONS for sharing the idea as well as your process and how it turned out… I *LOVE* seeing other folks doing that, and so so so appreciate!
<3
Starla J. King said,
April 6, 2012 at 11:30 am
Ooooh, Angel, yes, DO IT! How cool! Thanks for pointing out the idea/process/results content — I didn’t even realize I was doing that, but I think you just helped me see what spoke to people about this blog post.
I too love seeing how other people do stuff like this. Will we get to see an Angel masterpiece????
ansullivan said,
April 6, 2012 at 11:46 am
Dunno! I hope to get to this today after my next call!! Depends on whether I can get these FAQ’s ready for my web client before then!!
Starla J. King said,
April 6, 2012 at 11:48 am
No pressure, but oooh I hope so!