Invitation to Empty

That’s Flat Head Lake, Montana. As seen, a week ago, from the West Shore State Park & Campground, Site B14. Dana and I stayed there on our return from Canada.

I’ve forever been attracted to big spaces. For one reason, I like and need the feeling of emptying. Being in something vast. Places like this invite it. Maybe even insist.

I heard from a recent participant in my Becoming & Belonging Series that she “took the whole weekend to be lazy.” She was actually describing her version of being empty. She expressed delight. And surprise. And “productivity.”

This language of “lazy” is one to work with. Yup, it’s true that sometimes perhaps we just are lazy. I do well to own that. However, sometimes “lazy” is a misrepresentation of a very fierce and conscious decision to make ourselves part of a bigger picture. Part of a different kind of timing. Learning and productivity is not just found in tenacity (particularly of the mind). Sometimes. But let’s nuance this just a bit — sometimes our tenacity needs to be directed to our emptying. This too, is wildly productive. Insights. Feelings. Rediscovery. Purpose. And, and.

I’m glad for such invitations. And insistences. Thx Flat Head.