F is for Falling Forward
Every step you take is in truth, a radical act of faith. To move anywhere you must let go of the familiar ground that is holding you and trust you will arrive somewhere new. Falling, letting go and being off balance, even for a moment, is essential to move forward. You know this is true. You have lived this truth your entire life.
This is a time of deep uncertainty and fear. You are being confronted with the unknown and asked to let go of what you have been holding onto, which feels terrifying. And yet, deep in every fiber of your being you know you will recover. You have been falling, and recovering since you were very young and with great courage took your first steps. You fell over and over again and learned to trust the ground beneath you. You learned that when you fell you could and would get back up again.
Now is the time to remember your ability to fall, and recover. The earth is here to support you.
Love this, so beautifully expressed, thank you it deeply resonates with my experience at the moment even more fully .
The falling is falling into peace if I dare or are forced to truly let go and the realization that we are always safe deep within us.
Just looked at the word “ forced” which means force… always saw it as something negative, and realizing new interpretation possibility:) I guess that relates more directly to the Rumi poem but also to your beautiful encouragement to allow letting go and falling forward into the next step without knowing or holding on to the previous created safety. It feels like such an amazing revelation of freedom as I let go of unconsciously and consciously created assumptions and stabilizers, Even if there is a first reaction of gripping:) So like with everything with practicing comes more trust and ease to let go. So yes what a gift to our lives to share this experience and practice together! In this last year so many core fears in all different clothing and expressions showed their heads and my gripping around it, so I deeply honor and appreciate the time to fall through the fear and look and find new ground reframing into more love, safety and joy. With Gratitude for you beautiful sharing, Zoana