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 28, 2011

Day 240 - Lesson 239

The glory of my Father is my own.

I had another really quiet day and spent much of it in silent reflection.  I felt a little out-of-sorts....strange rooms in strange cities, lots of speeding traffic, fast internet, movement in every direction, lots of unfamiliar noises....and to top it all off, I'm a wee bit nervous about this week.  I know that the presentations and tests are set up in a way that will make it hard to fail.  However, that old ego voice in my head occasionally whispers in my ear, "You're not smart enough.  You're not prepared enough."  I respond with, "Of course, I'm smart enough....though the quantum physics stuff still gets me some; and, I studied a lot, there may be a few things I still don't know or won't remember, but I did really study." 

So....I am embracing uncertainty.  I am putting my best foot forward and with each step I am filling the space with love.  I trust that if this certification is what I am meant to have, then I will have it. 

I am most especially embracing this line of this lesson: We are one, united in this light and one with You, at peace with all creation and ourselves.

This will indeed help me through all of the uncertainty.

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