I love Woman of the World’s view of pre-ceremonial jitters. It was an excellent reminder that it is often hard to interpret exactly what is going on with me, especially right before ceremony. It is good to remember that what I call jitters might just be excitement, or expansion, or any number of other positive states.
I’m now on the completion side of the two ceremonial experiences that I mentioned in my last post. As I think back on them I feel just as jittery although this time that might be anything from lack of sleep to expanded awareness. (One of the experiences that just ended took place over two weeks. I didn’t get much sleep during that time.)
I am now being gentle with myself as I move back into the fullness of my regular day to day life and catch up on tasks that accumulated while I was away.
As Jack Kornfield, a well know Buddhist teacher says, “After the ecstasy, the laundry.”
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