Is It True?

Such a trusty question sometimes. 

Is it true?

And maybe even better---

Can I absolutely know it’s true?

I've been asking myself this question a lot the last 18 months!
It keeps the righteous part of my brain in check.
Most of the time.

So, today while writing, with my friend Megan, I offered the prompt, absolute truth. 

Here are the last few lines of my writing, and a titch added as I scribed.

Absolute truth

The only, perhaps (haha), absolute truths I can muster up are that I was born into this body and this body will die. 

Everything else

----existential crisis, are you listening to this?----

I have to say nope. 

Not absolutely. 

Which liberates the heck out of me, in moments when nothing else will.

Once I surrender.

Dual arms raised up over my head.

I reach for the invisible hug from the universe.

Received~!

And I have to thank Byron Katie’s book: Loving What Is, that I read in the early 2000’s for bringing these questions to the big stage of life, and my smaller one!
 

The Work, as she calls it, has four questions. You can click here if you want to see all of them.

And
I thought if I am tossing and turning with questions of what's true, what don't I/we know, who do I believe, what does my intuition say etc.---- maybe some of you might be too. 

Practices help me.
Frameworks that help me find grace and peace and courage.
Which this process offers!

If I’ve piqued your interest here is the link to download a worksheet. (drop us a note and let us know how it goes!)
If you already know the work and just have tucked it away in a drawer, pull it out and give it another go. 

Or honestly any praxis that moves you out of blame, shame or righteousness.

And 

A question from an article by LaShelle Lowe-Charde: 

How can we most fully live and act from love, wisdom, and care?" 

More questions for the quiver. 

Sending a deep smile and a large kind hug,

Carol

P.S. Night and the River by Mary Oliver
P.P.S. Some foods that support your lungs and immune system from Donnie Yance.