A Celtic tale:

The God Lugh sought to enter into Tara, dwelling place of the Gods.
At the gates into the Other World, Tara’s denizens would say yes only to those whose talents they truly needed.
Lugh approached and beseeched, naming one of his many skills:
Smith, harper, poet, magician, metal-worker, historian, physician….
Each time, he was told “We already have one. We don’t need anymore.”

Yet, Lugh was unstoppable.
Again, and again he offered a different aspect of himself with no luck.

Then one day, exasperated, he proclaimed his true fullness:
“I am all this!”
Swiftly the Gates opened granting Lugh access to longed-for, long-guarded, unforeseen realms.

And so it is with us, too.
Creativity opens our hearts and opens the hearts of others.
Claiming all of who we are restores us to wholeness
and we become our true selves: wondrous and unstoppable.

It’s when we claim our unique combination of skills, talents, gifts, and imperfections—when we acknowledge that indeed, there is no one else on earth quite like us—that doors open.

Let’s move through the gates of what once seemed impossible–together.

I look forward to hearing from you and to supporting your thriving.

—Judith-Kate

Tale adapted from the telling and teaching of Daniel ‘3D’ Deardorff from his book, The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture, and Psyche (Inner Traditions, 2022).