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, June 7, 2011

Day 158 - Lesson 157

Into His Presence would I enter now.

I embraced this lesson with vigor today.  It helped me let go of some old baggage, it reminded to embrace uncertainty - or what feels uncertain, to keep my world open to all possibilities, to appreciate more, to accept more and to 'check' my expectations.

I felt 'in service' almost the whole day.  I felt in tune with cause and effect.  I especially felt that this evening.  It feels so good to make choices that honor light and love.  To make the connection that my choices dictate how I'm going to feel - that it really is up to me to think, act, and respond using love as my guide.  Or if I choose to use fear that I'm going to feel bad and others will likely feel bad as well.
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