Yesterday I sat on the floor with a twisted collection of jewelry in my lap that I had carelessly stored together in a small silk satchel. I had put my attention on untangling a necklace composed of three strands of water pearls. Each bead was strung on a plastic filament line and then knotted on either side of the pearl to keep it in place – the string was thin and translucent giving the impression that the water pearls, when worn, rest and encircle the wearer’s throat without being held together by anything...invisible at first glance. Of course, on closer study, an observer will see the connecting thread … this delicate in appearance choker had been thrown in with several other necklaces and had managed to become twisted and tied to other chains carelessly stored in the cloth bag. I had to slow down throughout the process of untangling … when I hurried; I seemed to make matters worse. Momentarily, I wanted to throw the entire jeweled mess back in the jewelry box.
As I worked with the entangled mess, I occurred to me that I had the potential to become entrapped in contradictions. Like releasing the necklace, in life I had to slow down; forging ahead only caused more chaos. With measured determination, I sat back leaning into the strength of my arms as they balanced body weight. Chaos always precedes change … turmoil before the calm. Taking a cleansing breath, I began again methodically working every line free. Finally, the necklace unraveled. After clasping around my neck, I stood before the mirror appreciating that it is possible to reclaim what is important in life … certainly not this necklace, but there was the lingering knowing within me as I observed the graceful beauty of the straightened out strands, that I had a chance for happiness.
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