The Clearing, Episode 23
In our conversation of 11th March 2018, Lizzie and Justin talk about what it is to drop our defendedness enough, to open enough, that we can be a 'clearing' space for mutual integrity, perhaps even in the midst of our biggest difficulties.We explore the kinds of conversations and relationships that are possible from there, why it's difficult and - at the same time - very natural, and the practices that can support us in more often being able to find the required depth and spaciousness in the midst of things.
The Clearing
As I get more honest
Less defended
More open to another’s reality
As they share from where only they can
As I cultivate willing acceptance in the moment
Including more and more
(Even things that I thought
Were unacceptable)
As I fuel my curiosity with
open eyes and an open heart
My clearing appears for
The content of my life to
Be held within it
(And others are invited into the clearing
For the content of their life
To be held within it also)