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, October 23, 2011

Day 295 - Lesson 294

My body is a wholly neutral thing.

I still struggle with this concept on an every day sort of level.  I get, intellectually, that my body is temporary and maybe even just be an illusion.  That it will go away one day and it is not me.  Releasing attachment to it is the hard part - menopause, weight gain, flabby arms, lines, and aches and pains....So, this lesson is a good and helpful reminder that it is neutral....I especially appreciate this part:

And yet a neutral thing does not see death, for thoughts of fear are not invested there, nor is a mockery of love bestowed upon it.  Its neutrality protects it while it has a use.

I had the extreme pleasure of attending a local coffee house event tonight.  The talented bodies there raised the roof on Source - original music by a beautiful mix of folks, youthful talent on horns of all sorts, poets of the highest caliber, piano, and dance, and communion with Spirit through voice.  I so appreciate that God gave us the ability to express holiness through our bodies - it is an expression that touches my heart and my soul.
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