Reclaiming a Holy Life

Through value 11 we extend ourselves an invitation to heighten our awareness to what is holy and sacred. Yet, it is more of a disservice to attempt to define value 11 with words, as it appears when our words and concepts are suspended, and we feel a sense of belonging in all that is.

We can point to value 11 with images and metaphors that inspire a remembering with transcendent experience. For example, a friend recently shared a poem in which the following excerpt enlivened the felt sense of the sacred,

I used to know my name. Now, I don’t. I think a river understands me. For what does it call itself in that blessed moment when it starts emptying into the Infinite Luminous Sea and opening every aspect of self wider than it ever thought possible. Each drop of itself now running to embrace and unite with a million new friends.

When do you experience opening every aspect of self, wider than it ever thought possible?

If we don’t think too hard but remain committed to savoring these experiences with full awareness, we are blessed by value 11. However, the challenge is in the act of savoring…

Can we pause long enough to fully recognize and reclaim what is holy?

Of course, pausing is easier said than done, especially when intoxicated by the contemporary fetish of productivity. Perhaps, we can start with a prolonged moment of gazing at the night sky, beholding hoar frost around a tree, deeply listening to the whisper of leaves, or sensing the warmth of sunlight on our skin.

Join us in tuning into the subtlety of awe and timelessly reclaiming a holy life.

In value 11,
Ryan