When Shona said, "Tear a piece off and stick it in your ear," and with that, she stuck another piece up her nose. I watched in wonder, honestly, as I saw others do the same because as I brought out my own child to this experience, she said to me, "We aren't like them, are we?" I know as a child I did not stick things in my ears or nose, and I am always in beautiful awe at how others' inner children portray themselves. I appreciate the intricate differences we all have, and my quiet child just wanted to fold my paper over and over again. I took out pieces too that created holes in it which I wanted to put up to my face and look through - to see if I could see a Dakini or spirit. Creating things always has to have a purpose for me, like someone to give it to or some way to not be attached to it, so this was difficult for me.
The second piece we created while our eyes were closed was so much easier, and I created a flower. When I opened my eyes, I saw the two could go together and because I didn't want to let them go yet, I put them into the center of my second creation. This task too was difficult for me because I don't like clutter and gathering things randomly together for me is again, something I am in awe of others' ability to do. For my creation, I used things that I use for my practices with Khandro-la on a mundane level - headphones and paperclips on my fur ottoman coverlet.
Shona said the fur looked like waves and then, I thought of my shape as a large flower floating down a river. It was a blissful creative time for me in the end!
I don't remember doing all those things as a child. I was a pretty serious child .... i am making up for lost playtime now i think :)
Love where you got to in your reading of the work - blissfully floating in the stream
Thank you for being with us