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Such an insightful text! I used it as the reading for an awakin circle I implemented as the closing of a meeting for a project on the topic of "Hero's Journey". There were 9 people in total, from 8 different countries, and the reflection questions were the following: * In what ways have you embarked on your own hero's journey, and what fears have you faced along the way? * How can embracing fear transform our understanding of courage and heroism? * In what ways can you support others in their quest for a fearless and truthful life? The insights from the sharings are: - how many times, we are afraid to be ourselves, that comes from the fear of not being accepted, of showing some sides of us that we don't fully accept, while at the same time we love seeing the authenticity in others, it is someow easier to see it other than in ourselves. - the fears are past events projected into the future, whereas becoming the hero is acting in the present - sometimes being the hero means getting out of bed, while other times it can be holding a whole group in a learning process. - fears rarely go away, and the moment we wait for them to go we become inactive, victims of our own scenarios, and we should take them with us with acceptance. - in the darkest caves we find the biggest treasures - fear many times leads us to our inner strengths.

We reflected on this reading during our Awakin Circle. The sharing was around the idea that we naturally pay attention to the activities and people that we care about, how a "job" can become a "hobby" once we do it with our heart, how everything around it aligns and makes it grow. Dreams become reality once we treat them with love and care, we think, manifest, generate energy, while practicing non-attachment and being humble with it. We realised our dreams are connected, that they come true in unexpected ways. This reading was special for me, it felt like a sing, as 2 weeks ago I bought flowers that had a little snail attached to the leaves, a snail that became my pet for a little while, just like in the photo :) I was closing my days observing the slow movements of the snail, giving it food. Was it a coincidence or a sign?

Some of the reflections from the Awakin Circle where we reflected upon this reading: - Connecting with children is so easy, even when not speaking the same language, the intimacy, the honesty and authenticity is there as a base for connection; - Going forward with plans and projects that are close to our hearts, although not knowing the clear way to make them a reality, makes the impossible - possible. Not knowing creates openness to new ways, that maybe we didn't even see before; - I was proven myself wrong many times when I thought I knew. Sometimes, thinking that I know, creates a reality and an interpretation only through that filter, when not knowing makes me curious, makes me question, makes me go beyond the lessons I already learned. It humbles me.