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apt <strong>in</strong> <strong>awe</strong><br />
Draw<strong>in</strong>g from one particularly catalytic <strong>in</strong>cident <strong>in</strong> my life<br />
that transformed my consciousness, <strong>rapt</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>awe</strong> delves <strong>in</strong>to<br />
cosmological orig<strong>in</strong>s. An <strong>in</strong>cident that verged on be<strong>in</strong>g personally<br />
catastrophic emerged as a profound personal awaken<strong>in</strong>g. At the<br />
cusp of global crisis – be it economic or climatic or pandemic – I<br />
project the <strong>in</strong>sights from my experience <strong>in</strong>to a call for collective<br />
action. I have found that shar<strong>in</strong>g my story <strong>in</strong> conversations with<br />
others has opened opportunities for more complex and <strong>in</strong>timate<br />
relationships with everyone that I encounter. I see this dilation of<br />
open<strong>in</strong>g hearts and m<strong>in</strong>ds as be<strong>in</strong>g the bridge to global<br />
transformation. Explor<strong>in</strong>g the idea of flow, what I like to call our<br />
cosmic groove, and the implications this holds for us as we surf<br />
the crests and troughs of moment flow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to moment, <strong>rapt</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>awe</strong> <strong>in</strong>vites the <strong>in</strong>spiration and <strong>in</strong>novation of the human spirit for<br />
collective transformation. I see consciousness as someth<strong>in</strong>g all<br />
pervasive <strong>in</strong> the universe, stretch<strong>in</strong>g well beyond you and I, which<br />
is able to evolve toward greater complexity. By collective<br />
transformation I mean that all of us participate <strong>in</strong> usher<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> more<br />
sophisticated modes of be<strong>in</strong>g, chang<strong>in</strong>g the world as we know it.<br />
What I have found from embrac<strong>in</strong>g positivity and pos-‐<br />
sibility is more mean<strong>in</strong>gful relationships and more fulfill<strong>in</strong>g<br />
moments. Smil<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the Apocalypse explores how it is that our<br />
very thoughts, words, and actions contribute to what comes next.<br />
A consistent contention with<strong>in</strong> <strong>rapt</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>awe</strong> ishowourcon-‐ temporary assumptions about both reality and consciousness<br />
actually <strong>in</strong>hibit the constructive progression of both. With the<br />
pervasive emphasis be<strong>in</strong>g placed on barriers and challenges and<br />
what is often deferred to be<strong>in</strong>g “human nature”, we are<br />
constantly co-‐creat<strong>in</strong>g a fragmented reality, a world of separation<br />
and isolation. I ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> a simple guid<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>in</strong>ciple derived from<br />
tangible experience with ski<strong>in</strong>g: if you look at the trees or rocks or<br />
obstacles, that is what you will hit, if you look at the way <strong>in</strong><br />
between, around or over, that is where you will go. Rapt <strong>in</strong> <strong>awe</strong><br />
takes this simple philosophy of look<strong>in</strong>g at the spaces <strong>in</strong> between<br />
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