Flying High, Hello and Goodbye

Greetings Community,

This week we look to the Crane for guidance. Soaring through the air in full glory with little effort, the crane represents those feelings we experience once forward momentum has been initiated. With this momentum comes increased confidence, courage, and flashes of ecstasy.

As we soar away from the past and into the future, however, we are also often seized by a great longing to bring pieces of our past, the good pieces, along with us. Even though we have mighty aspirations and a great future to look forward to, we still find it difficult to say goodbye to what we had, whether it be people, posessions, or vocations.

During these times, when we're conflicted, torn between our attachment to what we have and our desire for what we could have, it serves us best to stay in the present. Rather than looking forward or behind, we can simply experience the moment. Just as a crane feels its wings slicing through the air as it soars proudly through the sky, we can turn our thoughts away from the advantages and disadvantages of the decisions we have made and focus our awareness on the feelings and caused by the momentum we are riding.

In Unleash the Beast news, I am happy to announce that myself accompanied by my lovely daughter Avi will be in the Whiteaker block party parade on Saturday. Following the parade, there may be workshops, or pieces of workshops, being offered on the lawn behind the Eugene hostel and/or on other patches of grass along 3rd street. But for those of you that just can't wait to unleash, please join me today at 2 at the LILA peer support club.

Ben