To this point, we have explored a whole bevy of processes that relate to an enrealed life. We have downloaded some of the language that grounds this journey, solidified our commitment to the process, initiated an inquiry into sacred purpose, explored the resolutional value of emotional release through the body, leaned into the relationship between presence and purpose, and considered the role that pleasure—not just pain—can play in living an enrealed life. In other words, we have dipped our souls (and our soles) in the ocean of enrealment, to get a sense of some of the primary points of focus that will accompany us on the journey.
Now we go right back to the beginning, and go through the process with an initial focus on presence. That is, getting here and getting real in every way possible. And then, once we are feeling more broadly present, we will move into the question of why we are here.
Just before the great sociologist, Virginia Satir, passed away, she is said to have uttered these words, “I did what I came here to do.” It is my hope that you too reach that place, and arrive at your own door with presence and purpose as your constant, and inextricable, companions. To be fully here, and to know why you are here, is the nature of an enrealed life. I can imagine no greater, or more revelatory, an adventure. Yes, it is not for the faint of heart, or the faint of soul, and that is precisely what makes it so gratifying. Even as you walk through the shadows in the valley of truth, you experience the deep satisfaction that comes with knowing that you are pioneering bold new ground, and that the path you are walking is truly, decisively, your own. This is a remarkable thing, in this distracted world, one where we have been shamed and manipulated into being something less than all that we are so that a small, elitist group of humans can benefit from our shrunkenness.