Words Words Words!
This came to me this morning as I was walking to the metro in the sweltering DC summer heat. I was thinking about all the books on my reading list for the next Kohenet training intensive, my project, everything I need to do for Becoming, things I want to write about for my professional site, things I need to read and write for work, things I want to write about for this site…wordS woRDS WORDS!
All this brought me back to a production of Hamlet I saw at the Signature theatre done by an Israeli theatre company — in modern Hebrew. ”
What are you reading, Hamlet,” asks Polonius.
“מילים מילים מילים ,” responds Hamlet.
Words, Words, Words.
My head is swimming with possibilities. It’s spiraling with ideas. It’s swirling with challenges. Needless to say, it’s a busy and cluttered place to be.
I had a huge breakthrough with my Kohenet project. There’s nothing like having to define what your work as a priestess is. They didn’t actually say that’s what the projects are about, but for me that’s really what it is, and when I look at what my sister Kohanot are working on — it seems to be the case for them to, whether they know it or not. I’ve finally whittled the big idea down to what I really want to say and do, and found the right voice and expression of it. I sat for about two hours the other night just writing. I can only describe it as channeled because it just came so fast and clearly. With any luck I’ll finish the first, of four, parts by mid-july. I’d love to have it half finished before the August intensive, but I will absolutely have at least the first piece done by then.
I’m also finding new inspiration in the words of a variety of people. My reading these days, both in print and online, seems to range from Jewish and Pagan to Progessive Christian. I’m finding such diverse community with such a common core of spirit and actions. It makes me really hopeful, which is good because with all the bad news there seems to be I really need help staying focused on the positive work we really can do.
There’s also continued inspiration from the words of my best friend and mentor. I never quite know how to respond what she writes on her blog, because I’m always so damned moved by what I see. I feel like any comment I leave should somehow enhance the experience for people reading her words, but all I can ever think of is, “Dude….” So I say nothing, except in private. But, her work is just extraordinary and deserves public praise.
I supposed that I’m blessed right now with opportunity and interests, but sometimes there’s just so much to say.
[tags]words, busy, life, experience[/tags]
