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

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Day 62 - Lesson 61

I am the light of the world.  The practice session for this idea included repeating: I am the light of the world.  That is my only function.  That is why I am here.

When I look at life from this perspective it's all so simple.  How great that my only function in life is to be the light of the world.  When I remove what 'ego' would say about this it is completely beautiful.  If my purpose is simply to express love, care, concern, and hope to others I can't think of anything else I'd rather do.  The hard part of this is staying present.  When I reflect upon how not present I've been for much of my life I'm astounded; but then I also realize how easy it is to get caught up in life in ways that pull me away from present moment awareness.  In fact, it takes a consistent practice of recognition - "Yoo hoo, you are out there, not here, not now" to pull me back to this very moment.

I love the visual of the idea in this lesson.  When I think of myself as 'the light' and I think of everyone else having the same purpose (and everyone does indeed have the same purpose) I see the most beautiful glow - and I see smiles and I see peace.

So....this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine....
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