Why this? Why now?

I have given a great deal of thought to whether or not a blog is right for me. I have been on an amazing journey - some of it very sad, some of it profoundly joyful. Transformation is possible - I know because it is happening with me.

I can't say for sure when it all started, other than it started happening with tremendous regularity upon my 40th birthday. This may be a rather normal occurence - you reach a certain age and start wondering if this is all there is in life. Am I doing what I'm meant to be doing? Are my beliefs real - what are my beliefs exactly?

Here's a smattering of the journey -

I got a divorce and began to discover and explore life from a much different perspective.

I began thinking about my health and researching and reaching out to learn things like: what I should be doing to avoid heart disease. The book, The China Study, changed my life. I am now a vegetarian. This also led me to quit smoking....and finally to stop drinking, too (I don't care what the studies say - just eat the grapes instead).

I have embarked upon an incredible spiritual journey - from a comparative religions class, to studying Ayurvedic living (of which I'm now studying to become an instructor), to learning more about Buddhism, and, as documented here in my blog, an active study of A Course In Miracles.

I am in a place in my life where I finally recognize very consciously that what I put in my mind and in my body is what comes out. As I am reminded most days when listening to Deepak Chopra's soul affirmations, "My body is the garden of my soul."

May I be of vessel of spirit, of loving-compassion.

Yes, I do think a blog is right for me. Thank you for joining me.
Namaste,

mac

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Day 46 - Lesson 45

God is the Mind with which I think.  I really thought about this today.  It is a difficult concept to grasp.  The lesson emphasizes that I share my thoughts with God and God shares his thoughts with me.  I notice that when I walk around all day thinking about God - really, truly, thinking about Source and Spirit, I actively try to be a better person.  This is such a good thing.

For a time this evening, I wasn't thinking about God and me sharing our thoughts.  I was thinking about something I need to get organized for within a certain deadline.  I was trying to find just the right idea, I was on-line, I was feeling stressed, and even gave myself a headache.  I just wasn't able to be the 'creative, find the perfect thing, person.'  After about an hour, I sat back and realized that even though there is a deadline, it won't hurt to let go and allow ideas to come to me.  There is no need for me to force the outcome.

Changing long-time patterns of behavior isn't easy.  It's great to be recognizing those patterns and letting them go.  That part is definitely due to divine intervention.
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