Wiccan Weekly Writings are first, an opportunity for me to talk about ideas brought up by various quotations from a Wiccan point of view and secondly an opportunity for members of this community, whatever their spiritual path or lack thereof, to enter into dialogue about these ideas and other issues and concerns of pagan life in general. Please feel free to ask any questions you have about my path, my personal interpretation of Wiccan theology, or the religion in general. We Wiccans don't proselytize, but we'll answer questions. Please let this be a place of civility and respect for the truths of other people's paths. And now, onto the thinky thoughts....
Most of us will do anything to become good except change our way of living. --Anonymous
When I saw that quote, I laughed. How applicable it is to so much! "Lifestyle changes" is the word now for diet. But it's not untrue; I don't live a life that requires me to eat like a farmhand. My body stiffens up if I don't do my exercises. It's easy to talk about changing for the better, but sometimes hard to walk our talk. I'm no saint. I have a profound tendency to laziness and disorder, and if I had a dollar for everytime I've resolved to keep things picked up....well, I'd be a lot better off financially than I am now! And this has bitten me in the ass more than once.
But change is the only constant. I warn my students that I won't set up challenges and problems for them to solve-- that's what the gods do. Indeed, one of the sayings we have in my coven is
She changes everything she touches
and everything She touches, changes.
And once you start a spiritual path...indeed, I'd say this is true of all seekers after That Which Is... you don't come out the other end the same as you went in. That's true of a lot of things. Speaking, again, of diets. (laugh)
In this context, the reiterated idea of being the change you want to see is one heck of a challenge. I've often thought to myself, "Someone should do X." I am slowly learning that someone, often, is me.
So where are your changes happening? Are you walking or getting dragged? And how are your preparations for fall coming along?