I. Set Up: Complete the script. Give over the objects. Ask for what is needed. Not a retrospective, a quilt display, nor a one-person art exhibition; it is the herstory of acquiring deep knowledge and skills through a series of significant life events. Another step on a long arduous journey, beginning without a 70th birthday celebration due to covid.
II. Intention: Take a view as vast as space and actions as fine as thread. Think outside the box, even better without a box. Apply core values to modern circumstances. Dedicate equally to tangible and intangible. Recognize the fluidity of form where nothing is fixed and there is a world synchronicity. Transform continually.
III. Formation: Self-Care enables care of others. Lead with honesty. Incorporate flexibility. Own talent & skills. Include community. Listen & speak feelings & emotions. Face fears, break habits, include the unseen. Be with impermanence & nonattachment.
IV. Attributes: Big picture vision. Always say yes. Ahead and to the left. Diving deeply. Value process over product. Reticent to get involved yet too quick to jump in. Understanding derived through personal experience. Transcending words and concepts. Big hearted generosity and kindness. Gratitude.
V. Tools: Connect with spirit. Deconstruct. Release misconceptions. Let be whatever arises. Seek to uncover what is unseen and already there. Bring others into the vision. Tell stories. Scan the body. Let go of resistance. Create rituals. Reflect with more of the heart and less of the mind. Do something even if it is small. Be dedicated. Be responsible. Look for practical solutions. Go from being to doing and back again.
VI. The Work: Apply all 10 attributes. Move between worlds. Be the change you wish to see in the world. Transform personally. Combat prejudice. Advocate social justice. Find resources. Accept support. Admit mistakes. Find peace of mind in the present moment. Try.
VII. Mission Statement: Celebrating the loving and healing capacity of spirit while piecing together philosophical values, physical consciousness, psychological emotions, ephemeral spirit to improve the likelihood of right action, in the right way, at the right time. Combining moral knowledge and common sense to encourage human effort and enhance the quality of life for all beings.
Louise Silk. Brookline, MA. June, 2024.
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