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, October 13, 2011

Day 286 - Lesson 285

My holiness shines bright and clear today.

Today I wake with joy, expecting but the happy things of God to come to me.

I love this lesson.  There is a CD of daily affirmations by Deepak Chopra that I often listen to, in the mornings while I'm getting ready for work.  One of them includes this: "God, please shower unknown blessings upon me."  Like the theme of this lesson, that line always puts a smile on my face and ups the feelings of joy in my heart.

We are so trained to suffer - we are made to believe that we can't be happy and feel satisfied without sacrifice.  In fact, we should feel guilty for being joyful.  How crazy is that?  Life is so much more manageable with a smile on your face and joy in your heart.  I haven't read anything from the great spiritual masters that indicates God wants anything less than for me to feel happy.  Much of what I've read indicates that, according to God, my purpose in life is to be happy. 

So, I'm sticking with that.  And, when things get tough or confusing or frustrating or sad, I'm going to take a few extra moments to invite God into my heart and heal me.  I am going to trust that everything is exactly as it is meant to be - I may not always (and quite often I don't) understand it, but whatever is happening, I am not prevented from loving and experiencing miracles.
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