The Wood Between Worlds
Good Morning!Today, while hiking with my dog, Ruby, I was gifted with the phrase The Wood Between Worlds, which, as you can imagine I love since it refers to an actual place, a wood in between! Along with that, I was reminded of the concept of adopting a transition ritual or five. All of these nuggets (and the poem below of the same name—just sayin’—mind blown) came to me via the podcast “20 Minutes with Bronwyn”. Her most recent episode, The Wood Between Worlds”: Portal to Another World, was motivated by, well, I’ll let her tell you in her own words:
“If you’re like me, and so many people I work with, people are relying on you to bring your A game every single day. To the sales pitch. To the team meeting. To your family. To your community. The problem is that these days, unlike our pre-Covid lives, there are no natural transitions and breaks in the day. We don’t have the car ride to work. The subway ride home. The shutting down of the laptop so we can pack up our bags and head home to sort out dinner.
It’s the perfect storm for burnout, friends. In this episode, I share one of the most powerful practices for avoiding burnout, and why I think it’s time each of us cultivated a proper Transition Ritual.”
Doesn’t that resonate with y’all? It sure did with me. She had me at A game—laptop—and transition ritual.
So I listened to her describe her rituals as intently as I could without unintentionally walking into traffic or falling down those goddamn concrete stairs again, and they go something like this:
- Capture the Goddess
- Process the “Feels”
- Take a brain bath
Sounds interesting, right? if you want to learn more, here’s the link:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-minutes-with-bronwyn/id1410855468?i=1000494574949
And here’s the poem of the same name.
My wish for you is that you let Bronwyn’s words or the meaning behind the words of this poem carry you “between the worlds” landing you softly in a safer feeling place.
I love you.
Carry on,
xox
‘Wood Between the Worlds’ ~ by Victoria Thorndale
This is the space between Worlds.
The light is ageless and strange.
Dark pools the portals, those many Connla’s Wells,
doorways to Other places.
Here no river of fate can flow.
A hundred World Trees whisper to each other.
Yggdrassil’s branches touch those of a brother Tree
and somewhere on an alien landscape, a strange man looks up and shivers.
Slowly, the drip-drip-drip plays out a timeless, tuneless lullaby.
You drift…
deeper into this place where Nothing happens.
The ground is so soft, so silent.
Just a few minutes more.
Forget who you are.
You can walk with the Great Ones here,
the stilled Forces behind time and tide —
But you might rather not.
They pass the pools and stare into them.
Sometimes they reach in and stir the waters,
and smile.
From here you can look down and watch
a thousand lives woven into the great pattern,
a thousand existences beginning and ending in a moment.
And you far away from it all.
Dark pools the portals.
But which leads where?
It has been a long time, and no time,
and you can no longer find the lock for your golden key.
With thanks to CS Lewis and The Magician’s Nephew.
- Bronwyn’s Bio: For over fifteen years, Bronwyn has helped high-profile clients prepare for big moments on camera (American Idol, Real Time with Bill Maher, Bloomberg TV, CNBC’s Power Lunch, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Home Shopping Network), and has midwifed over 120 TEDx, TED Global, and TED talks. Bronwyn’s superpower is helping people communicate in a way that breaks through the static of our everyday lives. In 20 Minutes with Bronwyn, you will get a steady dose of high voltage, practical (and highly irreverent) advice to help you dismantle the communication habits that are holding you back while giving you the skills you need to shine.
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