Emerging

It was the Time of Covis, as my 91-year-old friend Volley likes to call it. When it first reared its ugly head, I thought of it as the plague. We all hoped it would be short-lived. It was not, it dragged on, I knew 20 people it killed. It was worrisome and I was determined to do everything possible to avoid it.

For me and my partner, it meant going into isolation. We could only see our grandchildren outside and there were no hugs. There were also no restaurants, no hanging out with friends, and no guests. It was quite a period of isolation. To top it off I fell going into our garage one day, breaking my ankle, which required surgery and four months of no weight bearing. I could not walk and my partner had to do everything for me. I couldn’t even hop into our bathrooms on my walker, as our bathrooms were too narrow for me to navigate. I was a 2-year-old with a potty chair. It was not ideal.

What let me keep my sanity were my connections in The Prosperos, especially my friend Alex. Alex was always a smiling face on Zoom, ready to flirt and joke with me. The others I encountered on this journey were Calvin who stimulated my consciousness and became a dear friend, and Pam who could make me guffaw with laughter (she still does). We understand each other in a scary way lol. John who makes me think and brings a new perspective is always eager to be part of the change and is, of course, a wonderful storyteller. Sarah, a vibrant writer, who is always a delight and who possesses an enormous capacity for love, and finally the brilliant Sue, who is always ready to share her wisdom I love how she thinks. She always brings mental stimulation. These were, and still are, some of the closest people in my life.

We are travelers, mostly traveling in consciousness by necessity. I first met Pam in Tulsa just before Covid. during the Translation® Class given by the then Dean of The Prosperos, Al Haferkamp. Following the class, Alex contacted me about FYL (Find Yourself and Live) soon after, and we quickly became close friends. The others came into my life in Calvin’s Advanced Mentors Workshop. The workshop was a two-year journey that definitely contributed to my sanity. I needed mental stimulation and I had found it. Talk about the Unpredictable Good! I had it in spades. I found my people just when I needed them most. Fellow Travelers on the same journey of consciousness I had been on for most of my life. Was it Destiny? Maybe. We are all at choice, yet I think perhaps we had been looking for each other.

We loosely created a family of friends. A safe haven where we could weather through the Time of Covis together. Ears to listen, an electronic hand to hold on Zoom. We shared our dreams and our burdens. We used our tools Translation® and Releasing the Hidden Splendour™ to help each other and grow together. We have managed to emerge from this scourge stronger and more resilient because of our connections, As we have emerged, we have moved on together in service to our community of The Prosperos. Thank God for Zoom. It may not be perfect, but it really is the next best thing to being in the same room, when being in the same room is impossible.

We walk with power and purpose and hold our vision of what we can be, looking through the front windshield of our soma. Because we know what the power of community can do and be. We are living it. It has changed all of us for the good. This may be the greatest gift we have received.

We entered our cocoons during a time that required evolution when we actually had the time to take a look inward and make corrections to our awareness. We now are emerging from our chrysalis as butterflies. Not really recognizing our previous caterpillar selves. When we change we have a hard time remembering where we started because we have gone beyond where our state of awareness used to be. The lines blur because we have been transformed. Our consciousness has re-filed our former selves and we find them almost unrecognizable. But in our emergence, we do recognize each other because we transformed together. What a gift. The creation of lifelong friendship and connection.

This is the purpose of community, the purpose of group dynamics, and coming to a consensus. It builds a stronger core. We are each other’s mirrors in a good way. We can see our growth. We can see the change. Our dear friends reflect back to us how we have each grown and developed.

Our circle is open-ended. We feel this connection with each of our fellow students. We are ready to emerge and be of service and in service to our community, and to our school. We share a common vision for the Good. We do not sit in front of a screen waiting for it to unfold. We have purposely stepped into action to be part of the unfolding. We can see the potential of our school. We desire to see our school continue and flourish, just as you do.

Perhaps you have discovered this too; Everything works better through teamwork and knowing the fun of it firsthand.

Mahalo.