TheField

Health and its meaning are illusive. As I sit here, I find myself with a Koan. The words slip away. I can speak in metaphor, which as an artist, I find an easier way to convey meaning of more abstract thoughts. Asking what is th meaning of health for me is like asking what is the meaning of life. The meanings I see in healing are often metaphorical. I see the meaning of healing could be likened to a field. When speaking of healing, the field metaphor resonates with me. It is symbolic of my life’s quest for health, which goes through infinite turnings, transitions and changes. One might imagine turning the soil up as farmers do in preparation of the seed, ripping through old roots and rocks, revealing rich dark earth, fertile with possibilities. Seed, water, and nutrients go into the deepest crevices of the fallow field healing those areas that hold the trauma and that are in most needed of nutrients. It is difficult to perceive, when standing looking at an empty field, that in just a few months it can change into a rich and vast field of harvestable food. Change is the only constant for us on this psychospiritual journey. Do I resist it or embrace it? This has a lot to do with health and its meaning. There is immense potential for growth and yet I act as if arising phenomenon is permanent. I cling to this and have aversion to that. Being present in the moment harbors the potential for growth and healing is always available to me in every situation if I foster a way of being more present in the world by living a more embodied life, a Life in which “preparing the field” becomes the focal point.