“Baby in our wildest
moments, we could be the greatest, we could be the worst of all.”
There’s something magic in the thought of being wild. To do
something so far outside of expectations that an epic adventure ensues. For a
while I mimicked one of my favorite progressives by ending my blogs with the
closing “for the wild,” as I loved the romanticism in the phrase; culminating
entries that I hoped would inspire others to do something as “wild” as loving
others in significant ways. What does it really mean though?
Listening to the song “Wildest Moments” by Jessie Ware
allowed me to really reflect on this idea of being “wild” and how our wild
moments can be something truly great, but could also end in catastrophe, which
is where the magic lies…putting ourselves out there in a way that will either
bring a great reward or a great failure, and too often we’d rather play it
safe. It brings on echoes of this quote by Marianne Williamson known to many
progressives:
“Our deepest fear is
not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask
ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,
who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small
does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as
children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light
shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Another great aspect of being “wild” is that you can’t quite
define what it is to be wild. It’s not something definite. But my reason for
writing this quick entry is because, at this giant crossroads in my life, I feel
like I need to be wild in certain ways…and while I don’t know what those ways
are now, when they present themselves I will and I will shoot to have some of
my wildest moments and be my greatest.
for the wild,
andrew
