“It is the intimacy of steel melting
into steel, the fire of your individual
passion to take hold of ourselves
that makes sculpture of your lives,
builds buildings.”
-Cherríe Moraga, from her poem “The Welder”
Notice today where your heart is creating the heat necessary to make a sculpture of your life.
Marriage is only one of the possible times when people make vows to one another. Some of us have been sworn to tell the whole truth in court, others have been asked to take an oath upon assuming a new position of public trust, and yet others have made a sacred promise to a religious community. Each of these vows changes our behavior by asking us to see ourselves as something beyond ourselves.
What are the vows you would make today to yourself? What are the vows you would make to all of humanity?
When we add one thing to another, both of those things are changed, sometimes irreversibly. The addition of “and” in a logical query changes it entirely–replacing “or” with “and” even more so.
How can you change an “or” to an “and” in your life today?
This month, we explore the many meanings of “union.” Intersections. Interdependence. Covenant. Joining thing or beings together in a meaningful way. Each of us can experience that sort of connection in our everyday lives–union with the spirit, union with nature, union with the sacred, union with a community.
How do you experience union with things beyond yourself today?
Halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice is Beltane, an ancient Gaelic holiday that marks the time when pastures have grown enough to support the livestock again. Sacred bonfires burn to bless the fields and animals with their smoke. In the Northern Hemisphere, this happens on or around May 1.
What sacred fires burn in your spirit today? What are they blessing the beginning of?
