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Scent of Light Episode
by Ken Norton
Anticipation
Broadcast on March 8, 2020
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In this episode on the Scent of Light I will speak on
Anticipation.
My wife Elaine and I adopted a 10 pound white and tan
Chorkie 7 years ago that we named Rosey, and we have adapted ourselves to
each other. Rosey likes to place herself between us; she likes to be in the
lead when we walk; and first in the door or onto the bed. She also
anticipates our moves, which can get a little comical to watch as she tries
to satisfy her desire to be in the lead out front and yet not too much to
upset her desire to be between us and closer to treats.
Rosey also worries if we leave without her. Her
anticipation is obviously of something unpleasant. Perhaps a memory of being
abandoned is awakened. When we return she excitedly let’s us know how
relieved she is that we are back by jumping and running up and down the
hallway, and for good measure, fetches a stuffed brown bear in her mouth and
shakes it vigorously. This usually only lasts about 5 minutes.
Last year in March Elaine had to rush me to the
emergency room early in the morning and we had to leave Rosey behind, Rosey
who felt my distress and the need to be close to me. When Elaine left my
hospital bed side and returned home late at night, she told me how
inconsolable Rosey was for 30 minutes or more, wondering about my welfare. I
would return home in 8 days to be greeted by a very grateful Rosey, who
stuck very close to me and rested her chin on my stomach close to the
surgical scar.
Anticipation is a strong feeling that guides Rosey's
actions. When the pack that has given her nourishment and comfort is
disturbed, it bothers her and she informs the other pack members, Elaine and
me, in the hope a remedy can be found.
Of course, there was a lot of flurry in our human
group, Elaine family and friends gathered around my bedside with their
anticipations, including the anticipation of better news from the doctors,
to hold at bay the worried scenarios. I was fortunate to have a loving group
of family, friends and dog who made it known to me, some from afar, that I
was beloved, to very much attract the best results from the medical
procedures.
Anticipation can be a strong tool for gathering the
elements for the materialization of its envisioned future. There are, of
course, the worries, and some well founded with statistics. There is also
that realm of space and time experienced uniquely by the individual that
gives weight to personal and ancestral history. Many variables are at play
in the recovery process. I know the human intellect can always discover
something it did not know previously or that can contradict even a knowledge
held dear. I anticipate, therefore, knowing there exists a wiggle room of
influences from the Mystery, perhaps synchronized with the anticipations of
my loved ones and the medical team.
As I compose my thoughts, nations and markets are in
a state of emergency as a new virus spreads quickly around the world with
commerce, aircraft and ship before a remedy has been found.
This is a good time to make anticipation our
tool.
Anticipate people coming together to find a cure and means of prevention.
The feeling may spur you to bring resources together or support it in some
other way. Anticipate caring for you and your household with healthy meals
and herbal teas good for prevention and treatment of ailment to the lungs.
Anticipate caring for the neighbors and community at large that provides for
basic infrastructure, water, emergency response and hospitals. Anticipate
being guided through the barrage of news to discern what is factual and
useful. Anticipate living in a loving community. Let the future hear from us
now with elements of our anticipation.
This is Ken Norton on the Scent Of Light. You can
contact me via Ken at KennethENorton.com and I would be glad to hear from
you. The Scent of Light episodes are archived on the web at
kennethenorton.com.
Thanks for listening.
About the Author and Producer
Ken Norton earned his master's degree in Materials Science from Stanford
University as the Vietnam War was ending. During that time Ken served as the
personal assistant to a poet/sociologist Dr. William Hermanns as he prepared
his writings for publication, exposing Ken to not only the sciences but also
the humanities and comparative religion for making conscious and
conscionable choices.
Ken is a regular contributor to Radio Spotlight Magazine with his episodes
on the Scent of Light.
Ken Norton in practice of Tai Chi Chuan
2018 Photo by Elaine B. Holtz
I co-produce Women's Spaces Show with my loving partner and its host
Elaine B. Holtz. Take a visit. All the shows are archived on the website.
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I am the Trustee and Archivist. Visit the website I built in honor of my
mentor.
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Be still and know,
We're in the flow
Of Love to grow
From seeds we sow.*
Kenneth E. Norton
* stanza from his poem Intuition's Joy
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