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, December 4, 2011

Day 338 - Lesson 337

My sinlessness protects me from all harm.

This lesson is amazing.  However, it's a good thing there's all sorts of - nearly a year's worth - of prep for it.  Those of us who were raised with traditional teachings struggle quite a lot with the idea of sinlessness.  So, I especially love the prayer for this lesson:

You Who created me in sinlessness are not mistaken about what I am.  I was mistaken when I thought I sinned, but I accept Atonement for myself.  Father, my dream is ended now.  Amen.

I am so thankful this lesson arrived on a Sunday for me.  The day in which I honor the Law of Pure Potentiality.  The day in which I gather with other like-minded souls in an active meditation.

Today was an incredibly beautiful autumn day.  There were a couple of inches of snow on the ground that fell during the darkness of morning.  The sun came out in amazing radiance.  There were tufts of white clouds billowing about and it was calm.  I took a walk and reveled in the crisp air.  I couldn't find my 'being outside' ear buds for my i-Pod and, at first, I was kind of irritated over it.  But then as I walked I realized I wasn't meant to listen to anything on my i-Pod.  I was meant to experience the walk.  It was quiet but for birds (and a few vehicles), but I could plainly hear each footstep in the crunch of the snow.  I was so inspired by this walk that I developed a guided meditation.

The meditation ended with.....and as I reached the summit, I lifted my face towards the sky and felt the sun's radiance kissing my skin where it was exposed.  A gentle breeze came along and tickled my heart and whispered to my soul the ancient wisdom and primal knowledge that had always been there: "Aham Brahmasmi" (I am the universe).
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