Welcome to the Dare to Blossom Newsletter
An early newsletter for
November, for several reasons. As always, I love to receive your comments,
questions and feedback, so please do email me by replying to this if you would
like to offer your thoughts. Thank you.
Welcome In Change
The
Story Continues: Episode 6 of "Doris the not-very-brave dragon"
'Coaching for Coaches' and
'Coaching for Creatives'
Dare to Blossom
Monthly Circles on Zoom
Welcome
In Change
If you read the
October newsletter, you may have seen that I announced that the programme
beginning on 1st November would be "Weaving Shadow and Light".
For me, this felt an appropriate time to offer a new version of this previously
very popular six week flow, as here in the UK we would be entering into the
darkest months, and elsewhere in the world, the brightest.
At the first taster session I offered, just one person of several interested
was able to attend. As she had taken the time to be there, I hosted a circle
for the two of us. As it turned out, I am so grateful for those
circumstances as I was able to take part myself as she is familiar with the
process.
During the drawing of cards for each of us, and an oracle card from one of the
decks in my collection, I received inspiration to completely change the theme
for November into December. The words I wrote in my journal are "Welcome
in the new - an exploration of change'. And yet, when I came to set up
the web page for this new offering, I found I was writing "Welcome In
Change", followed by some thoughts on creating the new.
Here are some of those words:
"Welcome In
Change" will be an exploration of how we can welcome in the new that
arrives in our lives whether we are ready for it or not, whether we want it or
not.
I notice in my
own feelings the paradox of 'this, and...' - where I both wish for things to be
different and resist change when it comes. Human beings are of course full of
these paradoxes. One of my challenges, maybe yours too, has been learning to
navigate change. Helping myself feel brave when I want to run away and hide.
Sometimes advising consideration, even caution when I may be ready to dive head
first into something without first metaphorically checking if the water is deep
enough.
As we approach
the end of another year of extraordinary events in all our lives, encompassing
the individual flows for each of us - will you join me in this small group to
explore how we can welcome in change - and create the new that we wish to see
in our world?
Later, I found myself deliberating upon if it could be
"Welcoming Change" - which is easier to say. But no, it needs to be
"Welcome In Change", a more active, deliberate feeling. Since then, I
have found that this new idea has resonated with a number of people: three
spaces of the eight available are already booked, and there is still another
taster circle to come.
If you would like to join me for that, it is on Tuesday 26th October at 11.00
am UK time. Contact me to book a place and receive the Zoom link. You do not need to be on Facebook,
if you are interested in joining the six week flow around the Compass Rose as
we "Welcome In Change", I can send you the prompts by email -
although the interactions in the private FB group are always beautiful and
supportive. In any case do come and join in the taster, there is no expectation
that you will sign up, simply an invitation to experience a little of the
magic.
Leaving all that to one
side for now, here are some suggestions for you, for your meditation or
journal:
What does the phrase "Welcome In Change" bring for you?
What new would you love to create in your life?
Do you notice any contradictory responses arising for you? This? And....this?
The
Story Continues: Episode 6 of "Doris the not-very-brave dragon"
Episode 6
As you may know, dragons can sleep for a very, very long time. Years, centuries
sometimes. So, even though Doris was a young dragon – or maybe because of that
– she has been fast asleep for all this time. She was very tired after all
those adventures. And, she had dream work to do, considering all those names
that she could choose from to call herself.
She decided to begin with all the names that begin with D. Dorothy, Dorota,
Denise, Deborah, Diana – ooh, she rather liked that one – and so many more. So
many that she began to feel quite dizzy. So many names, so hard to choose. So,
still asleep, she decided to let those go for now. She slept deeply once more,
floating in a sea of deep, deep blue.
Later, who knows if it was minutes, hours, days, months, or years, Doris began
to emerge from the blue, and more ideas for names popped into her mind. She
thought: “I will be a Brave Dragon soon, so I could be Brenda, or Beatrice, or
Bernadetta…..” Doris really loved the idea of Bernadetta. “If I want to,
I can be Detta the Dragon, or Bernie the Brave Dragon, and I can always change
again whenever I wish.”
Doris was pleased with these thoughts and decided she needed just a few more
moments of sleep after all that thinking.
When she awoke again, she was still surrounded in blue. It almost felt as if
she was under water. Doris closed her eyes again quickly. Dragons do not like
water, not at all. They are not really equipped for swimming, and anyway, what
if the water put out the fire? “What fire?” thought Doris, still half asleep,
“Oh, aren’t I supposed to be able to breath out fire and smoke?” She felt
confused and sad, and then she remembered to ask her mother – or at least to
relax and let the memories arise. The memories of her mother talking to her
while she was still a tiny dragon inside her egg.
Strangely, this time it felt as if her mother was actually here, with her, now,
rather than in her memories. “All is well, little one,” her mother’s voice
said, “Your fire will appear when the time is right. For now, enjoy the
impression of the watery world you are about to open your eyes into – and know
that you will be fine there.”
Doris opened her eyes, rather fearfully, despite the reassuring words from her mother.
She could see blues of many shades all around her, but quite different from the
deep blue where she had been sleeping. There seemed to be a shaft of light
coming down from above. Doris stretched, and shook out her limbs and her wings.
“How interesting,” she thought, “it doesn’t feel wet.” She decided to fly
upwards, towards the light streaming through what now looked to her like the
mouth of a cave. Either her wings had grown stronger while she had been
sleeping, or there was some energy propelling her from below, but Doris shot
up, much more quickly than she expected. She popped out into the light, almost
like a champagne cork out of a bottle.
To be continued.....
© Mary Lunnen 2021
'Coaching
for Coaches' and 'Coaching for Creatives'
Since I offered these new services last month, I have been delighted with the
response. Several people have already taken up the offer of a chat on Zoom to
explore how it might work for them, and one person has already embarked on a
coaching programme.
I find that many people are creative people who coach (in the broadest sense of
that word), and/or coaches who are creative. In any case each of us creates our
world in the way we respond to the events that we are presented with, the
choices we make. If you would like to make an active decision to dare to
blossom, I have capacity in my diary for two or three more one to one clients,
so please do contact me to
book that initial chat if you are intrigued. Click on the flower
image to go to the webpage for more details.
Dare
to Blossom Monthly Circles on Zoom
The monthly circles
for November are Thursday 4th at 9.00 am, and Saturday 6th at 11.00 am, UK
times. You can book on Facebook or LinkedIn, or simply reply to this email and
ask me for the Zoom link. Payment is by donation, depending on your
circumstances. People offer from zero to £30, with no expectation, simply deep
gratitude for your presence.
with love,
Thank you for joining me here this month, any thoughts, feedback, or questions
are always welcome.
