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

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Day 299 - Lesson 298

I love You, Father, and I love Your Son.

There are two lines in this lesson that I especially appreciate and held onto today -

My gratitude permits my love to be accepted without fear....And I draw near the end of senseless journeys, mad careers and artificial values.

I was reading Shankara's Crest-Jewel of Discrimination tonight and thought of this lesson.  Shankara explains that the only reality is our soul which is one with Source - we have our environment and our bodies and our minds, but it is all illusion - the only reality is our soul connected to Source.  He says, "A man is other than his shadow.  No matter what touches his shadow - hot or cold, good or bad - he remains completely untouched."  He also says, "The sun is reflected upon water.  Water moves, and the fool thinks that the sun is moving."  And so it is true of our souls - the soul is the only reality.  All the other stuff gets in the way and blinds us to the bliss awaiting us.  However, we have opportunities every single day, every single moment, to experience our connection to source. 
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