40.3.0 - Even So... Come

With a great ending to the last 40 days, and some additional elements that feel like they've filled in my foundation, I had planned to take December off and begin a new set come January. Stage Two, while definitely helpful to my process and VERY strong in getting me more grounded (maybe more grounded than I have ever been in my life!), was nevertheless a bit of a frustration and somewhat of a letdown.

But then... Somewhere in the afternoon of Saturday, I realized that today is the First Sunday of Advent, the lead up to Christmas, and the symbolic approach of the underlying creative force of all the Universe, arriving in a stable, in an overcrowded backwater, to two unassuming parents in the body of a crying, probably somewhat undernourished, less than perfectly behaved baby (oh yeah... SIlent Night I'm sure!) and I couldn't allow the moment to pass.

Advent is also the beginning of the ecclesiastical year, which is a worthwhile thing to think about, even if you don't like church, or christians, or religions, or god, goddess, or flying spaghetti monster. I am spiritually and intellectually pleased by the aesthetic of ushering in a new cycle around the sun with contemplation, attention, thought, prayer, and exuberance for, and anticipation of, the future. When confronted by the option of beginning another year with noisy crowds, copious amounts of alcohol and a morning bloody mary or three, a month of hope and dreaming seems to make a lot of sense.

So here I am, preparing for one more crack at the plan. This time I have a pared back list of goals, but that's because much of what I have been hoping to accomplish has in fact come to fruition, and laid the groundwork for now.

I can't think of a better time to start again, or a better way to celebrate Advent, the season of waiting, and preparing, for the culmination of creation.

Waiting and acting together, these are the forces that have set me on this path, and the disciplines that I am sure will bring me to my goal. What better time to be seeking that depth of my own creation? What better energy to apply to the task?

Even so...