To Re-Enchant the World

Recently, I have been working with the phrase "to re-enchant the world". When I first arrived here in Northern California at the Refuge at Pudding Creek (it will be two years on Halloween!) life and the world felt enchanted and sacred, worthy of awe and respect. But now, I have put down roots, become habituated and life feels more mundane. The 'honeymoon' is over and my inspiration is wobbly. Can you relate?

When things become wearisome or when I feel disconnected, it becomes my sacred mission to enchant the world through yoga and meditation practice, creating art, and re-remembering the bigger picture. I am devoted to remembering the inter-being of life which is just another way of talking about the enchanted mystery of life and this world. So I will turn the compost, pick the sun warmed ripening blackberries, and email you all as actions of awakening. What are you devoted to? Action in alignment with purpose becomes devotion and re-enchants the world.

"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."