distant pull...

It seems that things are starting to cycle again. Whereas the hectic pace of life keeps us so occupied, that entropy, things start to stand still. This time, however it is an expected stand still—built into the plan. Know what I mean? You look at your calendar for upcoming events, both at work and at home, and then you breathe a sigh of relief. They are all empty. That silence of normalcy that Peder spoke of earlier—where the true silence, the unbusy, is a welcome reprieve from the chaos.

Yet as I was faced with writing on my thesis (no, not finished, far from, and we will all know when it is over, trust me!), I knew that the next couple weeks are rather empty—not too many meetings, no outrageous commitments at night—yet there was still this

… distant pull: where something is calling us a certain way, yet what it is and what should be done is not always well articulated

and it is waiting. It is rather an interesting feeling.

When those moments of chaos are all of a sudden silent, and you are alone in your thoughts and feelings, sometimes we feel that something, or someone, is pulling us their way. Maybe it is that intuitive notion that it is time to grow, maybe we instinctively feel what is coming on the other side of the silence. I am in it now, and although I can put my finger on it, I am not sure what to do.

On the flip—what if it is our inner being telling us just to relax? What if that distant pull we feel, whether we can put our finger on it or not, is actually our spirit throwing up the red flag to just chill?

I know what my distant pull is. And there is not much I can do about it right now other than wait for time to pass. Yet I am not sure come what may once I get there, yet I know the process in is play, therefore I shall trust her with her insight.

It is as if a warm, quiet shore is calling me. Inviting me to dance. Asking me to stay, take the adventure. When that pull finally takes me in its grasp, I shall not deny it and take the plunge. For, as a swimmer, I know that with the informed decisions that will arise throughout the strong undercurrents of the pull, I shall be more than fine.

And if we were not able to put our finger on it, we may choose to follow the distant pull anyway. There is a reason why it is there, teasing us to dare, asking us to take the jump. There is something to be learned from that intuitive pull. We are ready for its challenge, whether consciously or not. Should we not be, more than likely it would never have presented itself.

question: what is your undercurrent?