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

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Day 134 - Lesson 133

I will not value what is valueless.

This lesson was all about the practical nature of recognizing those things that have value are not complicated, they are not complex, they are simple, they are easy.

Here are a few messages that got straight to the heart of this lesson for me:

  • Each choice you make brings everything to you or nothing.
  • If you choose to take a thing away from someone else, you will have nothing left.
  • If you feel any guilt about your choice, you have allowed the ego's goals to come between the real alternatives.
As I go about my business of daily decision-making, of interacting with others, of considering myself - when I think about these three messages as practical guiding steps life is not just easier it is truly valuable.

I am cleaning out closets, purging drawers filled with items that just take up space, but may be of real benefit to others.  I am cleaning out my mind, sweeping away those things that don't nurture it, and opening my heart to give and receive more love.
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