The Alchemy of Words
Bound and Dary
Have you ever considered how the words we use shape the reality we live in?
Since 2004 I have carried one word into my workshops.
Boundary. Read as Bound-Dary.
Dictionaries, our usual source for meaning, rarely mention Dary at all. And still, words shape who we become.
So what is Dary?
Dary
A word that holds our inherent perfection.
It names a being who is intelligent, pure-hearted, considerate, loving, strong, humble, and far more than language can carry.
It is a gift from the heavens.
To understand Dary we travel to the meaning of Bound, and to the place where the two words meet.
Bound
A line marking the limit or extent of something.
A light, springing movement upward, forward.
To enclose, to restrict, to tie down.
Each of these traces the shape of our existence as Dary, as perfect beings: what holds us, and what launches us.
Boundary
The space in which we, as Dary, live and move.
A boundary is a line. It is also a leap.
It marks our limits and outlines our longing. It encloses us, and within that enclosure we are free.
What binds us also reveals our divinity.
When we see the whole of the word, we begin to feel it: we are all boundaries. Held, shaped, and liberated at once.
May this contemplation fill your heart with love.
Maurice