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Lost in the Woods - A Photographic Journey

12/6/2013

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by Deborah Globus
This week I feel lost in the woods…
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Everything feels foggy…
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Things that I desperately want to be in focus 
remain stubbornly out of focus…
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I feel fragile as dead leaves, 
as dried out as an old tree stump...
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Yes, this week I feel lost in the woods 
and so I take to the woods.  
There are lessons there to learn when you are willing to look.  


Gifts of beauty…
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A hint that things are rarely black and white…
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And when they seem that way, a new perspective shows color and texture and variety…
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As in my own life, there is evidence 
in the woods that things are not as they should be – as we would want them to be. 
But the trees don’t fight it. 
What is, is…
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In the woods, perspective grows…
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I begin to put myself into context…
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I feel lost in the woods this week, but what is different today from a decade ago is that I am an experienced traveler with tools to navigate this inner landscape:

In the woods I am reminded that although I feel lost, this is a feeling that will pass, as it has a hundred hundred times before.  Recognizing this means I don’t panic in the same way; I don’t waste energy scrabbling to get away from the feeling.  I feel safe enough to rest in the feeling and see what comes.

I know that I need to be in the woods, both the internal woods in which I am lost and the Natural woods in which I am physically.  Both are rich with potential and necessary to whatever process I am in.

I understand that the real woods is a symbol of my inner “lostness” and whatever lessons I find here will help me in that other realm.

I remember more quickly that I have my journal and my creativity.  When I engage with them, as with these photos and this post, I find myself more quickly, I feel less foggy, things come into perspective more readily and I find I am able to move forward…

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I set my foot upon a path…
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It may not be THE path, but it is A path…
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…I can always adjust my diection later. For now I am grateful to simply be moving.
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    My name is Deborah Globus and I am La Padre.  With me you'll find the support you need to uncover practical, do-able spiritual practices that work for you.  I offer new perspectives on old practices like journaling and ritual, with a side of compassion and a healthy dose of humor, just to keep it down-to-earth and real!

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