Elder Muse/Day 18: No Net Will Appear

Crossing over a threshold from one stage of life, or even in one single moment, can be disorienting. It may be a subtle transition over time or a sudden wake up call that you are now in Emerald City, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, and nothing is really the same.

Once you decide to avoid your comfort zones and take off into unknown territory the next story of your life begins.

Not, “the net will appear”, but instead realizing all of a sudden there is NO NET to catch you or break your fall….you are attached to a bungee cord!

Instead you will spring back, not to where you started from but perhaps to see life from a new perspective. Minus the “knowing”, control, expectations and filters. You are given another opportunity.

Rather like the time I was hiking the old Hawaiian trail on the Napali coast where one wrong step taken in fear would have taken me over the cliff side to my death in the churning waves far below.

I certainly didn’t have a bungee cord or hiking ropes attached to me, but instead realized what was necessary was an absolute trust in my ability to cross the threshold, the narrow trail taking a 90-degree turn with wind blowing, into a different perspective of my life. Taken one step at a time.

Sound like your life these days? Once we cross over a threshold of sorts there is no way back to where we came from nor to whom we identified ourselves to be. That day on the trail transformed completely who I thought I was and the direction my life was to take.

Becoming and evolving as an elder in our present day culture is a little like jumping off of that bridge or hiking a narrow trail with nothing to hang onto. Thrill seekers aside, it just seems like there is one opportunity after another. What I would call thresholds.

How we navigate this new territory can be very revealing if we choose to bring awareness along for the ride. Not old patterns of thinking and being, but instead a sense of adventure, acceptance, and a vibrant curiosity especially in challenging circumstances.

The jumping off point, or the steps one takes over the threshold, bring you home. What is that?

My beloved friend who died suddenly at the beginning of 2023 said “we are all walking each other home”. Now that could mean until we leave our embodiment here, or into the self revelation of just how magnificent we are in our newly discovered wholeness and what we will do with that.

You choose…..

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31 days of Daily Elder Muse blog posts accessed from the unfolding of the day – not planned or scheduled. Yes, the Muse is back again during this powerful and challenging shift time on our planet. May these words, stories and images assist you to remember who you are….and how you can be of service.

I have no idea what will arise…..but then do we really know ahead of time what our moment to moment daily experience will be? We are only asked to pay attention and attend with open artistry. ~Gaye Abbott

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Gaye Abbott, Wildly Free Elder, 08/01/24