Sky* knows hundreds, if not thousands, of important artists, writers, preachers and politicians. Daily as “Spirit Warrior” he shares snippets of those Individuals’ works through the web with what seems like great multitudes. When I first began to receive these daily missives they rather annoyed me. “How could anyone be in touch with that many folks, and do I really need to know all of them?!! “
Over time I have come to treasure Sky’s daily offering. Now several times a week I open up a crack in my world to let Sky in. Through those cracks Sky educates, entertains, berates, provokes and celebrates. Sky is someone whom I share with you as women 45 and over as he is over 45 and I have learned to trust him as someone committed to his spiritual path and who shares his own cracks and life lessons.
Sky's sharing also shows up at a contemplative service which he instigated and helps maintain. This past Sunday he chose to reintroduced me and others to Leonard Cohen , a prolific singer-songwriter and author, and his song Anthem. Wow! The chapel rocked. We were moved by both the rich rhythms and the provoking lyrics:
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.”
After playing the song, Sky led us in an illuminating discussion of how, indeed, our cracks do inform our life journey, and, perhaps can be the instigators of our spiritual journey. Years after leaving home where I rarely rebelled even as a teenager, I began my rebellious phase. I tested some of the tried and true family values that my parents had so carefully laid down. Expressing my rebel created one of my cracks as it provided a contrast to my “pleaser.” The rebel continues to inform my awareness of my values and what happens when I don’t honor them.
So what are some of your cracks? What light have they brought in for you?
*Should you want to be on Sky’s email list, contact him at: SpiritWarriorSky@aol.com. If you find that his offerings don't suit you, he assures me that you can cancel at anytime.
