Our Circle office is much more full than usual, packed to the max with sixty colorful, handmade wooden altars, along with their individual packing materials, plus all the hardware, display stands and supplies needed to hang them for our annual "Sacred Art of Altars" exhibit at the Bijou Cinema Bistro.
FEELING THE STRESS
This is the thirteenth year in a row that the Celebration Circle is producing this exhibit as an outreach to the broader San Antonio cultural community, as well as our primary fundraising event of the year. It's always a powerful production, and this is an exciting, highly-energized time, with altars stacked on every available surface, volunteers popping in to help and artists dropping off last-minute submissions, between fielding phone calls and emails about the various details involved.
My Inner Control Freak is operating at his peak, alternately freaking out about the various "intrusions" into my normally quiet, isolated work space, and feeling a little claustrophobic about all the extra stuff stacked on and around my desk. I do my best to ignore him, but from time to time it's also helpful to let him speak his peace, then politely remind him to stop whining, and focus on the powerful flow of creative energy filling this room instead of complaining about "this chaotic mess." And each time I focus in that way, it feels great in here!
GRATEFUL FOR A SMALL SUCCESS
By the time you read these words, I know this mountain of stuff will have been transformed into a wonderfully elegant, aesthetically pleasing exhibit that thousands of people will enjoy while it's on public display in the central hallway at the Bijou throughout the month of September. And that's great. But for now, it's enough to feel blessed by the process of coming to peace with this "marvelous mess." And, for that, I am grateful, and humbled, too.
With joy,
Rudi
THANK YOU for holding the Circle in your heart by visualizing a generous flow of financial abundance. Thank you for supporting us as we continue our work of fostering a creative, inclusive approach to spirituality. We are deeply grateful.
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