December 6, 2008 The Kolisko School gathered to celebrate the Advent Season as it began a week ago. Most significant of theis celebration was really the coming together of the family and their children, with their teachers and friends...we came to take the walk around the Advent Spiral.
After a solemn gathering of the parents in the Pangat Balanghi room, the children trooped quietly to their seats, parents too....and each child took that special walk...careful steps in a path that went inwards...to find the One Light that Burns Brightly within. Each child lighted their own little candles and planted it on the ground...and as the night became evident, the Light in the Center and those around it grew brighter.
After everyone completed their journey and the path became clear, the whole family gathered around the Advent Spiral.
In silence we held hands. And then each one took turns to snuff out the light from those little candles...from the beginning of the Advent Spiral Path towards the Center. A child, a parent, a teacher, a friend, a guide ...each one blowing off the tiny flickers...one after the other...until the One and Only True Light Burning Brightly for All of Us To See.
As I looked back remembering that moment of stillness, voices in a hush but giggles of children on the side, parents gathering together and teachers guiding along...I felt a depth of gladness that we have responded to The Call and took the journey to build The Kolisko School and everything else necessary to help us remain on course to fulfill its intended purpose (see here and here). The road is rough, and sometimes the walk can really be frustrating and confusing. But like the long wait for the Coming of Christ, when done with clarity of intention; and with eager anticipation and gladness then the journey with our fellow travelers becomes a delightful process of creation and co-creation.
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After a solemn gathering of the parents in the Pangat Balanghi room, the children trooped quietly to their seats, parents too....and each child took that special walk...careful steps in a path that went inwards...to find the One Light that Burns Brightly within. Each child lighted their own little candles and planted it on the ground...and as the night became evident, the Light in the Center and those around it grew brighter.After everyone completed their journey and the path became clear, the whole family gathered around the Advent Spiral.
In silence we held hands. And then each one took turns to snuff out the light from those little candles...from the beginning of the Advent Spiral Path towards the Center. A child, a parent, a teacher, a friend, a guide ...each one blowing off the tiny flickers...one after the other...until the One and Only True Light Burning Brightly for All of Us To See.As I looked back remembering that moment of stillness, voices in a hush but giggles of children on the side, parents gathering together and teachers guiding along...I felt a depth of gladness that we have responded to The Call and took the journey to build The Kolisko School and everything else necessary to help us remain on course to fulfill its intended purpose (see here and here). The road is rough, and sometimes the walk can really be frustrating and confusing. But like the long wait for the Coming of Christ, when done with clarity of intention; and with eager anticipation and gladness then the journey with our fellow travelers becomes a delightful process of creation and co-creation.
"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.
~ Greg Anderson
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