“A tsunami is coming.” This is the thought that lingered one morning as I woke up from a restless sleep. “Is it a premonition?” I thought. I lived close to the beach and earthquakes were a common occurrence. It wasn’t too far of a stretch. But, something intuitively told me this tsunami wasn’t a physical one. It felt more like a massive wave of energy coming towards me and I couldn’t knock this feeling that whatever it was, its energy was drawing me to it.
The day passed without incident, but the feeling of its presence lingered like emotional residue laying on the surface of my skin. It was inviting me to pause, reflect, and awaken to the powerful energy forming within. But, this invitation felt more deserving than the fleeting, in between moments, I could spare. It commanded a level of contemplation that I had not welcomed in my life for decades.
In the weeks following, my behavior and attitude towards work began to shift. The veil had been lifted. The external energy that was once a driving force of identity and belonging was dimming in the presence of an internal calling. I started to reconcile my values, my passions, and most of all, my purpose. It was also during this time when I finally committed to addressing my fear of flying and walked the path towards healing.
I will never know for certain what this tsunami represented. All I know is from this moment on, all of the fears and emotions I had avoided throughout my life manifested into the seed of what SketchPoetic came to be.
Emotionally, it introduced a new language of connection
Creatively, it sparked my child-like curiosity and wonder.
Intuitively, it nurtured and nourished my inner knowing
Spiritually, it awakened my relationship to the divine.
Every decision and action that followed represented a seismic truth hiding in plain sight. I was born to create and creation was my language of expression and truth.
A tsunami did come. It is an invitation waiting for us all. An invitation to become part of the change we want to see in the world. The question is, are you ready?
Beautiful