Day 3 – Towards Lake Leman
After definitively leaving the Chartreuse and storing many of my belongings in Saône-et-Loire at a friend’s place not far from the house I sold a year earlier, I headed towards Annecy to participate in a weekend of shamanic constellations wonderfully organized by Aurore Widmer. Besides the astonishing and moving shamanic space I joined, the adventure began with a flat tire on my van, a broken heater in the snow, and a major detox that forced me to fast.
It has been three weeks since I have been chaining hours of driving, film screenings, and workshops, and I long more than ever to settle down, to rest in the south… But I still have a few important appointments in Burgundy before heading to warmer regions and taking stock of the last years of my life.
A good part of what I have tried to build over the last 3 years has collapsed like a house of cards. I find myself in a situation similar to one I experienced about ten years ago when, after being a math teacher and leading a couple’s life (naively thinking that my life was all mapped out until retirement), everything quickly came to a halt and I found myself depressed and without real prospects, except for this vague and strange desire to undertake expeditions in the Far North.
The beautiful path that opened up afterwards means that today I appreciate this phase of shedding, of deep deconstruction where life invites us to slow down to listen to ourselves, to reconnect with our deep aspirations & joy, to offer ourselves softness and security. The current of the river is so strong that I let it carry me towards unknown lands. Winter is coming, the wisdom of nature invites rest and introspection so that new flowers and fruits may emerge next year. And that a new path may open…🌞❤️🌳
