[Oe List ...] Judi White witness

Thu Jul 30 17:09:06 CDT 2009

Judi,
I really enjoyed your witness and the sharing of your life.  Thanks  
for sharing the photos of the tree...a great shape!
Shalom, Salaam, Peace - Wanda
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> Subject: [earthrise] Ordinary life? [2 Attachments]
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> From the window in front of my desk, I can see one eucalyptus tree.  
> It has taken many years to decide to stay where it is and become a  
> tree. And now, one branch grows straight up while the others bush  
> out gracefully. Wistful ly healing is a word that holds its energy  
> for me.
> Under the grass is a series of terracotta pipes, not so deep in the  
> ground – remnants of what was once a lumber yard, then an inn. I  
> visualize the roots of this eucalyptus finding their way around the  
> pipes before growing downward toward the aquifer. All of the trees  
> on my little plot of land had the same contradiction to resolve  
> before they could take root. Some didn’t make it, some did.
> Through this window the eucalyptus reminds me of my own life’s  
> experiences as I now reflect on the 65 year journey I just took .  
> Image a circular spiraling maze. Circle One, where it all began, is  
> spirals in and through the next two circles and these next two  
> circles are interwoven as well. Circle Four now begins its turning  
> (some say 60, but let me just say, I was a late bloomer and it’s  
> about to begin!!). Circle Two was a great adventure in releasing  
> creativity for creating a demonstration to the world of sustainable  
> community – a very community-rich experience. Circle Three was  
> releasing creativity for creating a sustainable life of service for  
> people who live on this planet of ours – a very solitary-rich  
> experience.
> I enter this final circle in gratitude, learning to proceed with a  
> trusting hear - a quality quite other than my ordinary selft,  
> learning to be with the mystical presence of an unconditionally  
> loving and forgiving Soul – a reality quite other than my ordinary  
> Self. I lam learning to let go of all that has occurred on this  
> journey – the poor choices, unexpected results, losses and, as well,  
> the joy of successes. Done.
> I am deeply grateful to have a future, be it 5 more days or twenty  
> years. I venture dancing to the tunes of old songs that have been  
> sung over and over, just as this eucalyptus out my window dances in  
> the wind - and has endured through the rage of=2 0hurricanes ,  
> honoring an undeniable rootedness in Being - which is also quite  
> other than my ordinary Self.
> Do I have my reasons for living the life I did? Yes, yes I do have  
> my reasons for living the life I did.
> And now, after this brief pause for closure, I journey on into the  
> Wisdom of the Heart this time, now, like a playful child, free to  
> explore, create new patterns. House and car are paid off, pension on  
> its way, and yes my own medicare card, too. Yet, I am new. All is  
> new. I lift up my arms to greet the morning sun.
> Judi White, living in Florida with Dick Umble. I lived the Spirit  
> Movement 1968 to present, in a religious house 1973 - 1991. Worked  
> as the Order/ICA in Rochester, Chicago, Omaha, Australia, 5th City,  
> Kenya, and NYC. Got a B.A in Psych., M.S. special Ed., an M.Ed in  
> Counseling, all just to work as Special Ed. Teacher, Guidance  
> Counselor and Special Ed.Consultant. In Phase One, I realized my  
> first dream – to have a family and the best children in the world.  
> In and through Phase Two and Three was an unfolding journey with  
> Psychosynthesis and Sophia Circle, for which I now have the time.
> And the eucalyptus tree? One never knows.
> Ordinary life? Yes and No.
>
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> Judi White
> 25 North Lake Street
> Crescent City, FL 32112
> Phone: (386) 569-6956
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