Liminal
Funny old time at the mo. Betwixt and between. Like being on an aeroplane. Suspended between the known and unknown. Thinking a lot about Rest. About how to truly Rest. Realise I'm not the best at Resting. But enjoying the permission to have a go. Wrote something along these lines back in Siem Reap. When I was gearing up for gearing down. And entering into a time of liminalness....
Living in the liminal
Not about waiting for things to pass
Not about being restless and bored
Not about running ahead too soon
Not about filling it with stuff
The liminal is a place of safety
Even though it's where things are exposed.
The liminal is a place of peace
Even though nothing is certain.
The liminal is a place of connection
Even though it hangs in in-betweeness.
The liminal is a place of life
Even though much is put to death there.
The liminal is a place of rest
Even though it feels precarious.
Good to read. Not that I'm there yet with all things saftey, peace, connection, life and rest. But they're a bit like guideposts helping me on my way. Keeping me from losing my bearings. And reminding me that deeper than deep, it's alright.
Good morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from Cambodia? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in Cambodia in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez
Inspirational ! W
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