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, March 23, 2011

Day 82 - Lesson 81

A review of lessons 61 and 62:  I am the light of the world.  Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world.

I left in a bit of a hurry this morning after reading this lesson.  We had a sunrise meditation (actually before sunrise) and on my way there, I kept hearing, "I am the light of the world, forgiveness is my function."  So, I didn't remember it exactly correctly - but I think the "mantra" served me well nonetheless.

Today was all about meditation, silence, movement, and seeing the divine in a very specific way.  One of the exercises in our retreat was that the 200 attendees held hands and moved through a 'dance' in which we looked into each others eyes for a moment in an expression of love.  This was a beautiful expression of recognizing that when we take a moment to look into the eyes of one another, with love in our hearts, that love is indeed visible.  Our lights shone brightly today and whatever was needed to be forgiven was washed away with divine love.
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