“You Are not Nobody”
Dear friends,
A friend wrote a letter to me:
… I find it confusing. It even irritates me that you always talk about ‘being nobody.’ Don’t we have to be somebody, don’t we have to act and react as a somebody? I also see that you have a brand name, even three. You use your own name, your personality, your features, your image; you have a website, you earn money with it ...
These are interesting questions.
First of all, I am open to earning good money with names, websites, and talking about being nobody.. But that’s not really what’s happening.
More importantly, I don’t choose to identify with the one who earns or doesn’t earn money, with the names and the websites, with being successful or not, because if I do, I SUFFER. All those things are dual expressions of non-dual consciousness—forms arising from what is formless. I prefer to identify with that non-dual formlessness, the space where my friend and I are not separate, and one with all there is. This is what I want to constantly remember. I am not my name, my personality, etc. My experience is that the more we become unattached to what we do or have, to outcomes, control, and approval, the more we become vessels for life to express itself through us, in a free and unique way. Just like every tree grows in its own free and unique way, not caring about its name, not controlling its outcome, or longing for approval. But growing and blossoming, the tree does.
Recently, I felt a desire for a home again. Now, that home turns out to be big enough to welcome other people. I don’t see Amiglia as my work, let alone a business, and I do find it challenging not to get overwhelmed by the practical work and arrangements. Still, I feel drawn to care for Amiglia in its first phase of coming into existence. But I don’t know—really, I don’t know—what the ultimate purpose of Amiglia is. I’ve described it somewhere as a wave that develops on its own, and I just happen to be riding that wave, managing for now.
And I live here. I am very grateful for that. But if I were somewhere else, I would be grateful too. Gratefulness is a beautiful thing to project onto people and situations.
I choose to constantly remember my true nature—being open space, nobody, transparent—so that unique expression can unfold. My work is not Amiglia. My work is remembering my true nature, and allowing the creative life force to work, arrange, and write. It takes practice. It makes me love and be grateful.
Much love,
Zoë
P.S. This unique expression more easily writes letters than campaigns. If nevertheless you would like to know more about Amiglia, or would want to come plant trees at the end of November, find more information at Amiglia’s website.
