Same-Change

Some things change; some stay the same.

Author

Elle Bottrell
January 29, 2025

Hello Beloveds,

I only live like myself a fraction of the time. The rest is governed by the false self.

I keep trying to clear out space - space to be, fully be - but things keep falling in.

The emperor has no clothes. The strawman has been exposed.

Don’t be confused: it’s the walls falling, not the sky!

This is how it’s always been. It’s just that the facade has fallen. Their truth is not the bottom-line truth, but do they care?

Yours is likely not the bottom-line truth, but do YOU care?

Seeking matters. There are things that are outside of time and you can join them outside of time, no matter how brief the moment.

Some things change; some stay the same.

An offering of a poem…

Some things stay the same and some things change.

Each day the sun rises.

But each day at a different time.

It rises in the East and sets in the West.

But in a little different location each day.

Some days you see the sun.

Some days you don't.

Some days you feel the impact of the sun more than others,

but yet it remains - it's always there.

Some days it reveals itself in breath-taking splash of splendor.

Other days it peeps above the horizon unceremoniously.

But each day it bears the message: New Day!

Some things always change & some stay the same.

Maybe we can too?

// Same-Change

-esb

Questions for Contemplation:

  1. How is the world changing in ways that feels overwhelming?

  2. How is the world acting like it’s always acted?

  3. How are you steadfast?

  4. How are you changing?

May you always see the blessing.

-esb

P.S. - Thanks for being here. We’d love to hear how you’re doing & what you’re learning!

P.P.S. - All the art in these newsletters is mine, unless otherwise specified.

P.P.P.S. - I’m risking BIG by investing in this creative & community-building work. Will you honor this work today by thinking about and then inviting someone you care about to join to the newsletter? Here’s the subscribe link handy for sharing! https://thelyhlnewsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe