Depth

The theme for today is "Depth"

What could this mean, if anything?
Do you have any quick associations with the idea?

Recently we talked about "wild places"
They could be natural places, nature scenes
places within the human heart or mind
The face of another person
or a place with people doing things
and we're actually not sure exactly what!

When we first come to such a place, it might seem like a surface
Like a picture
Pretty, or pictorial, or maybe chaotic, or foreboding
Spend some time with it
give it some attention
and it starts to reveal its depths

Maybe anything we get into, works in this way
with attention and presence
And also a feeling of motivation
Holding something as important
And it gradually opens

Or perhaps some things just take time
and we grow into them naturally
like the roots of a big tree

Everybody is an expert or deep seer in their own ways
What are you enthusiastic about, or patient and dedicated?
Is there something that fascinates you?
And draws you into it?

What ways do you encounter or practice depth?
Is it a way of being aware?  Or a quality of you?
What ways are you deep?

Let's take our time with this ... let it deepen a bit
See what's there