I missed being here live today, so I'm very thankful we can tune in later thanks to the recording. I noticed just now that my answers to your questions are unexpectedly linked. When you asked what is the opposite of escapism, I had to think about it for awhile, but my personal answer is Wallowing. Dwelling on unpleasant things to the point of falling into the pit of despair. Then when you asked about the effect of expressing positive vs negative emotions, I realized that for me there's a delicate balance between expressing the negative emotion (which literally means pushing it out, come to think of it! As in, expressing breast millk for lactation) and Wallowing in it. You're spot on that it can very much help to express (push out) the emotion, but lingering on it can easily push me over the edge into a Wallow, like Bre'r Rabbit in the old Aesop's Fable the Tar Baby. Bre'r Rabbit tries to attack the Tar Baby directly, and only ends up getting more and more stuck in it. I also find that positive emotions can be elusive in much the same way; if I examine them too closely, they disappear. A brief acknowledgement is ideal: "I'm so happy", "I feel so at peace", "I am in awe"; but if I try too hard to articulate what I feel, it fades fast. It reminds me of when my children admonished me not to take so many photographs of everything; I ended up missing out on some of the experience because I was so preoccupied with recording it. On the other hand, now I wish I had taken many MORE photos! So once again, I end up with the same conclusion I often do - the key is in finding balance. (I know 98% of my comments end up being about balance in some measure, which is probably tiresome - forgive me if so, it seems to be one of my main life lessons right now!) And I have just proven my own point, since I stopped the video to make this comment and now I may have disrupted the mood of this Tea! Going to start over now, and finish it this time. ^_^
Happy 300th Tea to us all! Philip, I know I don't speak only for myself in saying I'm incredibly thankful for your continuation of Tea With a Druid. I believe you're right about the magic in a weekly meeting; no matter how brief, they're powerful in nourishing the soul. It's like the water stations along a marathon route.
Had to watch this recorded but just to say thank you for continuing to do the Teas, they are an oasis of calm in a mad world, and congratulations on the the 300th edition 🕯🙏🏼
Going out into expected storms, floods, tornados and golfball-sized hail this tumultuous morning. This was the perfect meditation to venture out into Nature unknowing but at Peace. Thank you!
I’m glad I only recently stumbled across tea with a druid because I had last connected with the Rowan tree in 1998 which set me on my journey. But for the last 15 years I’ve been studying Mahayana Buddhism. It’s nice to hear you combine the two and for me to get back to my druid roots thanks to your posts. This is the first time I’ll be doing it online as opposed to through books and in my forest
I missed being here live today, so I'm very thankful we can tune in later thanks to the recording.
I noticed just now that my answers to your questions are unexpectedly linked. When you asked what is the opposite of escapism, I had to think about it for awhile, but my personal answer is Wallowing. Dwelling on unpleasant things to the point of falling into the pit of despair.
Then when you asked about the effect of expressing positive vs negative emotions, I realized that for me there's a delicate balance between expressing the negative emotion (which literally means pushing it out, come to think of it! As in, expressing breast millk for lactation) and Wallowing in it. You're spot on that it can very much help to express (push out) the emotion, but lingering on it can easily push me over the edge into a Wallow, like Bre'r Rabbit in the old Aesop's Fable the Tar Baby. Bre'r Rabbit tries to attack the Tar Baby directly, and only ends up getting more and more stuck in it.
I also find that positive emotions can be elusive in much the same way; if I examine them too closely, they disappear. A brief acknowledgement is ideal: "I'm so happy", "I feel so at peace", "I am in awe"; but if I try too hard to articulate what I feel, it fades fast. It reminds me of when my children admonished me not to take so many photographs of everything; I ended up missing out on some of the experience because I was so preoccupied with recording it. On the other hand, now I wish I had taken many MORE photos!
So once again, I end up with the same conclusion I often do - the key is in finding balance.
(I know 98% of my comments end up being about balance in some measure, which is probably tiresome - forgive me if so, it seems to be one of my main life lessons right now!)
And I have just proven my own point, since I stopped the video to make this comment and now I may have disrupted the mood of this Tea! Going to start over now, and finish it this time. ^_^
Happy 300th Tea to us all! Philip, I know I don't speak only for myself in saying I'm incredibly thankful for your continuation of Tea With a Druid. I believe you're right about the magic in a weekly meeting; no matter how brief, they're powerful in nourishing the soul. It's like the water stations along a marathon route.
Had to watch this recorded but just to say thank you for continuing to do the Teas, they are an oasis of calm in a mad world, and congratulations on the the 300th edition 🕯🙏🏼
Going out into expected storms, floods, tornados and golfball-sized hail this tumultuous morning. This was the perfect meditation to venture out into Nature unknowing but at Peace. Thank you!
I wish I could have made it to this one live. Wonderful as always! Thank you Phillip! Congratulations on 300!
I’m glad I only recently stumbled across tea with a druid because I had last connected with the Rowan tree in 1998 which set me on my journey. But for the last 15 years I’ve been studying Mahayana Buddhism. It’s nice to hear you combine the two and for me to get back to my druid roots thanks to your posts. This is the first time I’ll be doing it online as opposed to through books and in my forest
Thank you Phillip😊🌼.
Thank you ❤
From Georgia
What time does this air in Central Time (USA) I am in Waukegan IL and would love to join in live.
Is the music at the beginning available anywhere?