I know this phrase, and, well, invitation, from a few contexts of life — “what we practice, we become.” It’s as sensible as anything I know.
There’s Toke, my Danish colleague / friend / brother, who has been invoking this principle connected to peace, practicing peace. In Toke’s words, “practice peace within, and, two meters around you.” Tangible. And inviting.
There’s the men’s retreat I just returned from. I’ll apply the principle to the value of “unplugged.” When we practice unplugged, we become unplugged. It’s a resonance change, the becoming part. It’s in and under our skin, just like a personality. Travels with us, a reliable friend.
What we practice, we become. It’s in Wander School too. When we practice wander, we become it. Said differently, when we practice belonging to and moving with life, we become belonging to and moving with life.
I both like, and need, the simple guidance. It’s a sweet invitation. With orientation. And with commitment. It’s a doing. It’s a doing that connects to a being. And vice versa.
Tomorrow I host a Circle for a leadership team in a very thoughtful community wellness center. There too, we will invoke “what we practice, we become.” We practice connection. And courage. And compassion. And simplicity. And life flowing in and around us.
Such learning. Within and with others. I’m grateful to be in such a big world. Yet in practice that guides the small steps.
