This past week marked the 100th anniversary of the publishing of Winnie-the-Pooh. I know these stories and watched the cartoon, but have you read the book in the past few years? Our local library is celebrating this book and how it has stood the test of time. I realized that I don’t know if I have ever read the actual 176- page children's book. And so, it is checked out.
I am well acquainted with this story and its many characters. But as I am reading, I realized my visions are not the book, but the Saturday morning cartoon. I learned the lessons of Pooh Bear from a reinterpretation of this book. I realized that this is a book I associate more often with infant nurseries, than the chapter book in front of me.
This book was written for 8-12 year olds, but I think it should be for 38-112 year olds. This book is an art of life and how we should be to our fellow creatures. This book may be 100 years old, but we are all needing to re-read it, because we may have not been ready for the lessons within. I encourage you to go back, and read it for the metaphors of a life meant to live.
My new insights:
The Hundred Acre wood is a unique landscape that connects humans and nature and our internal nature. This is a fabulous community of unique individuals who each carry a distinct psychological state. They are more than characters, they are neuro-diverse beings who are shining a light on how we are and can be within a community. Their personalities may be one trait of the many that live within, but when isolated, we can see that energy for who it is and be willing to send it love.
This community within the One Hundred Acre Wood is accepting and embracing everyone with inclusion, patience and love. They may be frustrated by Rabbits' need to plan or Eeyore's mood, but they work together to solve the latest predicament.
Can you imagine such a magical world where we could be challenged, loved and accepted for who we are? Can you imagine a world of adventures where our deepest fears and worries could be solved with the support of those who may be different, but have the skills we lack? Can you imagine a world where no matter what, we are safe?
This Week’s A Door Within:
I invite you to reexplore Winnie-the-Pooh
Explore the meaning of this book and the connections to life reimagined.
♥Ashley
