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

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Day 244 - Lesson 243

Today I will judge nothing that occurs.

One thing that I really noticed today - when you walk into your day, start your day, with the intention that you won't judge anything - it opens up a world of opportunities.  When you just take life as it comes, when you observe without making snap judgments, life unfolds in some pretty amazing and interesting ways.  There are plenty of times when I think I know something, when I think I know what someone is going to say, do, or how they are going to react....but when I commit to observing without preconceived notions and judgments I am very often surprised and pleasantly so.  I certainly cannot predict the future, nor can I predict how people are going to behave and react.  I may have a fairly good idea, but when I pause and give a moment, I am more often thankful for it than not....

I am working on making this as a regular practice.  It benefits me and others around me in myriad ways.  They feel greater love and more support and really that's all that matters.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)