This morning I wrote the post below and this evening I found myself watching an online video of Oprah with Eckhart’s class chapter one this may not be for everyone but quite a bit of it really spoke to me. Made me even laugh because there they were discussing some of the same issues I feel like I am dealing with. There they were being addressed. They also talked about an experience Oprah had with a tree and feeling it’s presence, yesterday in ceramics I made a bowl with a woman and where her heart was I etched a tree and it’s trunk went down her torso and it’s roots wove into her skirt. When I got up to leave class and I handed the bowl to my teacher she said “I’m not sure what is different about you tonight but you seemed so present, you didn’t worry about rushing home to make dinner, you didn’t seem distracted by anything.” Then another adult came over and looked at my bowl and asked about the tree they wanted to know why I put it there. “That is her heart.” I explained I didn’t really know how to explain soul in Italian so I had said heart instead. So this evening when I watched the video and they started talking about the tree experience she(Oprah) had had Eckhart said to Oprah something to the affect of “Well the tree became a part of you when you were present.” I got chills, really I did because that was my feeling I was having when I made the bowl that the tree was a part of this woman…..me……us, isn’t it funny how a day can go.
March 28, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hi Katy, sounds like you made a wonderful bowl in your ceramics class! I can’t wait to see it. I’ve really enjoyed Oprah and Eckhart’s on-line class. The same thing has been happening to me since I’ve been “attending” – all sorts of examples of what I’ve been learning have shown up in my life. I’ve been feeling a lot more “present” too, with my work, my family, on my walks with my dog, etc. Being more present is a very simple and subtle shift, but it has made a big difference in the way I go about my day. I’m much less distracted and hurried, and everything I come in contact with seems to be more dimensional. Hard to explain, but very exciting!
March 28, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Hey Melynn,
I watched the video because I was hearing so much about it, just chapter one so far, but I want to get the book and continue watching the eposides. I agree it is very exciting to feel more present and I loved seeing how many people there are around the world that want to work at this too, all very positive. kt