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

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Day 54 - Lesson 53

Lesson 53 is a review of lessons 11 through 15.  I went back and read my posts from those lessons. 

I posted a statement on Facebook last night that I felt like I had won the lottery - I received six new books in the mail yesterday!  Two of the books are directly related to A Course in Miracles.  One is an introduction to the course and the other is A Return to Love - Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson.  One of the things I recognize, as I work through the daily lessons of A Course in Miracles, is that I'd really like to talk about it with others who are also working through it.  There is an on-line way of doing this, but I'd prefer to be in a face-to-face group. Ordering these additional books is about having them for support.  Sometimes the lessons are real head-scratchers for me.  Though having this blog helps me work through this stuff quite a lot.

This reminds me - today is the Law of Least Effort.  Out of all seven spiritual laws, I am convinced this one is the most practical for me.  There used to be someone in my life who would regularly encourage me not to make things more difficult than they needed to be.  I often could not see how to do that in the moment.  I am, however, learning to be better about it.  It has and does take practice - daily, active practice.

Lessons 11 through 15 focused a lot on thoughts and images conjured up in our heads - things we make more difficult than they need to be (because we are out of touch with God).  When I allow things to just be and I don't force solutions life becomes so much more peaceful and meaningful.  When I make decisions based in honoring love my life is much easier and less complicated.
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