The Space of Ethereal Grace
It is here that we become living poetry, as beautiful as the image of the graceful ballerina in the wind.
I’ve been wanting to write a blog post for a while now on the idea of grace.
A wise woman once told me, with every passing moment, we have the choice to breathe in air, or breathe in grace.
It got me thinking about the concept of grace, and what it truly means to live gracefully. To speak, act, walk and live from a state of grace. When I think of the word ‘grace’, one of the first things that comes to my mind is an image of a ballerina balancing on the tip of her toes, and the other leg bent at the knee behind her pointing upward towards the crown of her head, with her heart shining towards the sun leaning back into the curve of her spine, her gaze following her arms stretched up high, elbows soft, palms facing down, with the tips of her fingers pointing towards one another. I imagine her, eyes closed, withdrawing all her senses into the present moment as she effortlessly spins in the wind. To me, an image like that is one of the most beautiful things to see. The way a person is able to stay so solid and still in strength, and at the same time move in a way that is delicate, angelic and ethereal.
It makes me think about how we as human beings, in all our imperfect ways, can embody such a state of living in our daily lives.
If it’s through prayer, or living with kindness, living with intention, living with love, living with dedication towards a fixed vision we have.. or maybe it’s allowing our prayers to live through us, as we take intentional actions with love, dedicating our life force towards the vision we intend to be a part of.
It makes me think about all the ways in which we dream, and long for living our fullest expression. The way we admire that vision we wish to create for ourselves, and see it on the end of our path, determined to keep walking towards it. Achieving that image of fulfillment we have in our minds.
It makes me realize all the ways in which our path, our vision, and that sense of fulfillment exists in one moment together. It makes me realize the way our dreams, and goals exist right here, in the now. When I realize that, the way I feel can go one way which is into worry mode that “I have to be perfect now”, “I have to fulfill that vision I have now”, or, I can take a pause, take in all the ways in which my vision does exist now, I can go into self study mode and ask myself from a place of calm, how am I showing up right now? How am I living my vision of grace right now? How am I embodying my best self now? What does my best self look like if I were to be her right now? How can I embody that image of the ballerina dancing in the wind in my reality as I walk through life right now? Most of the time, the answers I look for lie in the simplest mundane things. In the quiet, I’m able to see the way I can withdraw my energy, go into observant mode, be still, and watch as the world turns around me. In this place of silence, I’m able to melt the walls of my physical body, and operate from the place of my soul. Tapping into that feeling of strength in my heart becomes easier to access, it is here that I’m able to notice the guidance of my prayers as they pass through me. Savoring every moment of deep connection as the winds change around me. Doing this will look different for all of us, but no matter what way we approach it, once we access this state, the feeling is the same for all of us. It is here that we become that image of the ballerina, we become grace itself. We become soft, delicate, and yet so deeply rooted, still and strong.
It is here that we radiate that angelic and ethereal way of living, even if it’s just for a moment. When we access that place of grace, we understand the oneness of everything. We are not driven by extreme states anymore. We are able to see clearer, feel clearer, be at peace with what is, and notice that our best self is here within us right now. We can ask ourselves all the hard questions, take all the tough steps from a place of love and peace. Our best self and our visions are no longer places we have to get to, instead we hold them with us now, and only take actions that help us feel lighter. Actions that serve our souls to feel it’s brightest, most authentic light.
Just like the change in weather, the change of seasons, the change of days and time, maintaining the way of grace will go through it’s ups and downs. But just because we might be at a state where staying in touch with grace might be tough, it doesn’t mean it’s not there or that it’s not accessible. Acknowledging that ups and downs are a part of the great balance of life helps us know for sure that, we will always have the choice to choose grace. Being certain of this will help us become stronger than the human tendency of wallowing in that place of a downward spiral. We always have the ability to pull ourselves out of that after we feel what we need to feel, and acknowledge it. To me, this is the true embodiment of grace at it’s strongest. It is here that we become living poetry, as beautiful as the image of the graceful ballerina in the wind.
