60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday: What Is the Elemental Water of Your Life?

<p>Hello to you listening in <a href="https://www.theworldwasherefirst.com/things-to-do-in-perugia-italy/" target="_blank">Perugia, Italy</a>!</p><p>Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.</p><p>I can still remember the first time I heard David Whyte recite Rilke’s poem, The Swan, a poem that showed him a clear way ahead after living exhausted from lack of belonging, of wholeheartedness.</p><p>Others have taken a turn at interpreting what they think Rilke’s poem means; but that would be presumptuous on my part. I prefer that you listen deeply so you might ask yourself: What is the elemental water of my life?    </p><p> <i><strong>The Swan</strong></i></p><p>   "<i>This clumsy living that moves lumbering</i></p><p><i>   as if in ropes through what is not done,</i></p><p><i>   reminds us of the awkward way the swan walks.</i></p><p> </p><p><i>   And to die, which is the letting go</i></p><p><i>   of the ground we stand on and cling to every day,</i></p><p><i>   is like the swan, when he nervously lets himself down</i></p><p><i>   into the water, which receives him gaily</i></p><p><i>   and which flows under</i></p><p><i>   and after him, wave after wave,</i></p><p><i>   while the swan, unmoving and marvelously calm,</i></p><p><i>   is pleased to be carried, each moment more fully grown,</i></p><p><i>   more like a king, further and further on</i>.'  [~ Rainer Maria Rilke - translated by Robert Bly]</p><p><strong>Question</strong>: What is the elemental water of your life you are willing to lower yourself into?</p><p><strong>You’re invited</strong>: “<i>Come for the stories - stay for the magic</i>!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! <strong>Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and </strong><a href="https://www.quartermoons