The Seven Year Itch

Okay.
Officially ridiculous. Not posting since January 9 and it's December 12.
Some blogger I've turned out to be.

What can I say? I came back from Africa exhausted, which lasted until May, when I realized that I had actually entered a new 7-year cycle of my life (see how tired I was? I didn't realize I had entered my 42nd year of life until 5 months later!), and went into official hibernation. After seven years of massive expansion, I was and am ready for a quiter deepening time.

Seven year cycles. Heard of these? My teacher talks of all sorts of life cycles--1 year, 3 year, 5 years, 7, 10 . . . My head tends to swim thinking that in any moment we're practically starting, stopping, and in the middle of any number of cycles. If so, do they matter? Do they matter equally? Does one trump another?

I have my own theory. I do go with the 7 year time frame as one of particular importance. As I look over the course of my own life, starting around year 14, I see a pattern. Frankly, I don't think our patterns establish themselves until then, and this, of course, is based on my massive research of, well, me. As an aside, my daughter turned 14 two days ago. Wonder what pattern she'll start out with? I'll get back with you all a few cycles from now.

Oh, yeah, back to the 7-year pattern. Don't you think it's true? How else did they come up with the term "7 year Itch"? For me, they've gone in patterns of deepening or expanding. Patterns of periods of introspection and intimacy in small groups, going deeper into what is established; and then, patterns of taking in all that is new, establishing new ways of being and doing, new friends and relationships. Within any one pattern, the other exists. But, one predominates.

Now you understand my hibernation? I had to figure all this out. For the first part of the year, I was living as if I was still in massive expansion mode, and felt totally misaligned, But, I couldn't put my finger on where I was going wrong. I wasn't really listening to my energy. My energy was saying, "Please, take sometime to enjoy all you have established. Savor the flavor of all that you have grown into." Yet, my body and mindset were still out in radical expansion mode. Not a good mix.

It really is about recognizing where we are energetically, and then stepping into the life that meets up with that. Isn't that what we mean by "go with the flow?" To align with what is life enhancing in any moment or cycle? To say the Big Yes to what's being offered?

Hey, could one of you give me a heads up in 2014?