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RIWKHVHTXHVWLRQVDQGLQÀXHQFHVLVWRDZDNHQWRRXURZQSRZHUWR heal, transform, and learn. If we can breathe with these archetypal FRPPXQLFDWLRQVWLPHDQGVSDFHH[SDQGWRR̆ HUDIXOOHUSLFWXUH2XU thoughts, actions and words have greater power. 7KLQNRILWDVWKHGL̆ HUHQFHEHWZHHQVLQJLQJIURPDWLJKWWKURDWDQG VLQJLQJIURPWKHFRUH7KHUHLVTXLWHDGL̆ HUHQFHLQWRQHDQGYLEUDWLRQ the emotional impact of the song, and the presence of the performer. An embodied, connected voice suspends performer and audience in a timeless moment. The performer shapes the story through the song. The best performers know themselves so well they can access creative alchemy beyond the power of their craft. Consciousness itself rises in the music, opening up an integrative awareness for both singer and audience. We can live from that same resonating creativity if we listen fully WRWKHPHVVDJHVIURPWKHDQFHVWRUVLQRXU'1$DQGRXUERQHVDQG respond consciously. It does take practice, because the input is often surprising, emotional, and profound. Listening and Learning When you feel that expansive call, ask yourself a series of grounding questions to move more easily into a space of knowledge and action. What or who is speaking? What knowledge is being shared? What story is being acti- vated? Why did it rise up now, in this place and moment? Once you hear clearly, you can see your part in the story being VKDUHG <RX FDQ H[SORUH DV D SDUWQHU QRW DV VRPHRQH SRVVHVVHG E\ unexamined urgency. Is it as urgent as it feels? Is it true, in my particular present time? Is there a conversation with this ancestor or idea that I need WRKDYH" &RQVLGHUMRXUQDOLQJDGLDORJXHWRVXSSRUW\RXUDF - WLYHLPDJLQDWLRQ
When you feel you understand the story, and have a sense of what is yours to do, then you can answer the last question, the one that brings your new awareness into the world.
What action, if any, do I want to take in response?
We always walk with our ancestors. Their experiences live on in our '1$DQGRXUVRXOV7KHQH[WWLPHWKDWXQPLVWDNDEOHFRQYLFWLRQULVHV up in you, take a deep breath and remember your response is going to shape the story you are evolving in your daily life. They are part of the human story — yours and mine — because we are connected in that expanded space. And you are the one with the most power, because you are alive and growing, the evolving link be- tween the past and the future. It is up to you to decide how you want to live their story, here and now. Carol Burbank is a writer, educator, and coach, founder of Story- ZHDYLQJ //& R̆ HULQJ FUHDWLYH FRDFKLQJ ZULWLQJ PHQWRULQJ DQG ZRUNVKRSVLQ0DU\ODQG6KHZULWHVDUHJXODUFROXPQRQOHDGHUVKLS DQGVSLULWXDOLW\IRU6FLHQFHRI0LQG0DJD]LQHDQGWHDFKHVDW3DFL¿FD *UDGXDWH,QVWLWXWH6KHFDQEHUHDFKHGDWFEXUEDQN#VWRU\ZHDYLQJ FRPRUKHUZHEVLWHDWZZZVWRU\ZHDYLQJFRP
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