Change in the house of Self

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I couldn’t help myself!Ā Change in the House of Flies is one of my favourite songs by the Deftones.

And if the mere mention of it makesĀ you want to listenĀ this is for you:

 

I watched you change
Into a fly
I looked away
You’re on fire
I watched a change in you
It’s like you never had wings
And you feel so alive

While the song’s tone and theĀ overallĀ theme isĀ darkĀ and seems to have nothing to do with wellness, I cannot help but note the relation of feeling alive to being on fire. This begs the question:

Why do we associateĀ life with fire and burning?Ā 

Vehemence, one of the themes of this diatribe, is a passionately driven action, also associated with fire and burning. When I call upon the sensation of passion it does feel somewhat likeĀ a burning or charging, like a batteryĀ charged, Ā a renewed sense of energy, and consequently, aliveness.

Passion is the revival of the dullness of a drainedĀ or devolvedĀ self, but a full charge lasts only moments before it begins to descend back: Ā toward the dullness from whence it came.

As the quote from John O’Donohue suggests, change is not found in the flameĀ of the moment but is rather the result of a slow burning progress, fueledĀ by the choices we make.

PassionĀ is but one element of this change as discernment and integrity are just as vital, and must have their equalĀ share.

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