Tales Of Bailing Under Pressure: Tairseach and Perturbation

Hello Hedge Schoolers,<br/><br/>How would you respond in a situation where you had only one shot at your dream? One opportunity to go for it. Would you get in your own way? Would fear consume you? Would you give everything you had? <br/><br/>I've contemplated these questions often. Played the scenarios over and over again in my head. But as scenarios go, nothing beats direct experience. We don't know how we'll be until we are in the throes of it. Till our toes meet the 'tairseach.'<br/><br/>Tairseach<br/><br/>Tairsearch (pronounced teer - shock) is the Gaelic word for 'threshold'. A threshold is a dividing line between worlds. A dividing line between irreversible transformation. Throughout our lives, we cross many thresholds. Biological. Spiritual. Developmental. Cultural. The old gives way to the new. Death, the price of admission. <br/><br/>I have had my toes caress the threshold line many times, only to baulk at the next step with my head overcooking the recipe. Overthinking. Fear. Doubt. They have all shown up from time to time. And so I bail from the crossing. <br/><br/>On other occasions, there is pressure that builds and builds and I'm then blasted over the line. With that push, there is deep surrender and deep union and flow with the experience. Upon reflection and with a healthy dose of self-compassion, I often wonder what the difference is. <br/><br/>Why is it easier on some occasions to step towards transformation? <br/><br/>And harder on others?<br/><br/>Is there a critical mass or energetic price of admission required? <br/><br/>This is where <a href="https://www.bfi.org/">Buckminster Fuller</a> comes in.<br/><br/>Perturbation<br/><br/>I've been a fan of Buckminster Fuller's work for a long time. As a thinker. As a change agent. As a human being. He lived to help others thrive. To create a brighter future for those that will come after him. And the seeds of his magic continue to thrive in the fertile soil of inspiring humans. One of those amazing humans is Christine McDougall. Christine has been a s