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, August 7, 2011

Day 219 - Lesson 218

I am not a body.  I am free.
For I am still as God created me.

(198) Only my condemnation injures me.

My condemnation keeps my vision dark, and through my sightless eyes I cannot see the vision of my glory.  Yet today I can behold this glory and be glad.

I am not a body.  I am free.
For I am still as God created me.

I have recently experienced a couple of highly stressful events.  Events that, had they occurred a couple of years ago, would have sent my heart racing, my upper lip sweating, and my head pounding.  I would have become agitated and irritable.  I would have struggled with a way to better control all the things that I really have no control over.

I have also recently had the pleasure of discussing the benefits of a regular meditation practice with some folks who have initiated the conversations with me.  I was able to talk about how it not only makes us younger and healthier, but it enhances clarity, it provides restful awareness, it smooths out the rough edges, and provides a sense of calm and peace internally.  As Davidji has recommended - "live it, don't preach it."  When we live it people see it for themselves and ask about it.  We don't have to convince people with our words because they see it in action and action is what people believe.

This regular practice has enabled me to reduce my own condemnation.  I can behold this glory and be glad!  As Deepak Chopra says, "In silence I find my true self."

Here's what I say - You don't have to change your life drastically to establish a regular practice of meditation, but it will drastically change your life.
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