The Depths: A Musing…

This year I went to hear Dr. Robert Ballard speak on the future of our oceans. Dr. Ballard is best known for his discovery of the Titanic shipwreck and has devoted his life’s work to exploring the ocean floor and documenting the deepest parts of our planet.

This got me thinking about “the depths” and what is means to “dig deep”.

How deep is my well- my inner ocean?

Am I brave enough to go deeper?

Am I going to like what I find there?

Why am I diving?

Are there shells there?

When I hit a bottom, will the bottom fall out again into another layer of myself? Another shell?

Is it dark there? Or is there light?

With the treasure I collect- will my ego, my patterns, my habits allow me to change?

Do I let other people into the deepest parts of myself?

Do I allow others to show me their depths without shame or judgement?

How often do I mine into the deepest parts of myself?

Is the energy it takes to dig deep restored?

How do I dive without force?

How do I allow “the depths” to guide my path among the shallows?

Is “the depths” the place of knowing?