Silence and Movement

Dear friends,

People often think I accomplish a lot and get many things done. In some ways, the past year has indeed been intense. I’ve traveled extensively, written a book, bought a property in Italy, moved, renovated, furnished, and founded a small community. It might seem like an awful lot for a woman with a sensitive nervous system and limited energy.

But it’s precisely because of my limitations that I’m continually reminded to stop and let go. I have to let so much pass me by. I need a lot of silence and time spent in nobody’s-land, simply being present where all stories fade away, connecting with where I originally come from. During meditation, it often feels like I’m returning to my true family. I feel held by Love itself. It deeply moves me, but it also brings sadness at times because I miss that true family here on earth, where there is so much struggle and intolerance, and I don’t know what I can do about it. All I can do is extend an invitation to remember our true nature—our true family—Love itself.

In my experience, by continually stopping all the doing and striving, and repeatedly falling back into simply being, creative energy naturally finds its way. Life is movement. When we stop trying to steer it, we allow a far greater plan than our personal ideas to unfold through us. This isn’t my letter. It’s a letter that wanted to be written and found me because I was available.

If you’d like to experience more of this frequency, you’re warmly welcome to stay at Amiglia sometime. You can come to rest or to join in the work, but most importantly, to participate in the morning practice and share life with us.

In Love,
Zoe