What I really want to do

What I really want to do right now is go enjoy the sunset on the beach. The others are taking the exam, so it's time to enjoy some of the beauty and prana that nature has to offer.

This is me, still committed to blogging, and this is me, also committed to balance.

This is me, signing off. I'm opting for the bigger picture, the more expansive beauty.

:-)

Hope you choose to enjoy yourself tonight. It's the full moon in May, so pay attention to your dreams for extra fun.

Planet Earth - the Ultimate Reality Show

“My” body. Just the fact that we use the possessive case when talking about it indicates that we are not in fact, our bodies. The ownership of the body suggests impermanence.  It’s something we “have.”  The idea of Self – we don’t feel our Self as something we own when we think about our Self. And yes, we say things like my Self, or even my Soul.  But as soon as we give it a name or identity, it is no longer that which can't be named. By naming it (nama rupa) we have made it physical.  Our Self is something we can feel it, know it, in fact we are it. Our Self exists before words and thought constructs.

So why is making the leap that we are not our bodies so hard? I think it's because we really like them and are attached to them. How do we treat our possessions? Notice the thingswe really love. Do we use them? Protect them? Save them for later? Clean them? Trash them? These are exactly the things we do to our bodies, and until we can truly lose our fear of death – abinivesha – we are attached to the physical plane.

Maybe we don’t fear death, but we fear pain. If we fear pain, that is also an indicator that we are attached to the physical plane and the pull it has on us - on our samskaras. It indicates that we are still pulled by the contents of our mind, the tattwas (elements) and things that are physical. The attachment shows up not as something we “love” but as something we “fear” or “hate.”  As soon as we give our power over to it, we see we have attachment to something, as we have made it “real.” When we can see the whole thing from a neutral place, suffering will end. Knowing that we are eternal and much more than the play we cast ourselves in. Planet Earth is a reality show and we are all on it. Who is watching? We are. Who is watching us watch? That is the question.

Getting real

We are the ones who make things REAL. Things that are really really REALly important to us - that's what we consider "real":  My love for you is real. Get real. This realationship is really important to me. This thing/objective is really important to me. 


When things are less important - both positive and negative, (our negative story can be a really important part of our identity. it's chock full of pain, blame, and excuses that keep us from focussing on who we really are), they become less impactful and "real" to us. Out of sight, out of mind. Things that are important, we remember, things not so important, we forget. 


So we change what's real - what's important, and we change our reality.

Let it go, let it flow

Releasing attachment to what others think is so liberating. also empowering. And also, it helps us figure out who we really are. When we let go of our habit of putting the opinions and values of others ahead of what we really believe, sometimes we're left with this kind of dead silence inside. It's as if Elvis had left the building. that voice inside, our internal voice of truth, is still there, but could be napping. Or waiting to see if you really want to hear what it has to say. So be patient, and develop that relationship with yourself. It's worth the time and energy. Think about it - all that energy we put into trying to cultivate a relationship with another person - if we put half of that into knowing who we really are, we'd have completely different lives! And when I look back on most of my "big" relationships - you know the ones I spent hours crying about and hours in therapy about, well, most of my energy was spent trying to change them. So instead of wasting all that precious energy - invest it in the One who will always tell you the truth and be there for you. your Self.

Motherly Love

<3 Does that character make a heart? That was my intention.

Thanks Mom's everywhere for giving birth. And even if you never birthed a human being, thanks to all those other mom's out there who have created or "raised" "children" of the non-human sort (animals, art, great ideas, other people's kids, siblings, and even their own parents). The creative spark is in each one of us - the Kundalini Shakti, the Divine Flame of Creation Herself, resides in every cell of every entity. So let's all celebrate our creative genius for being alive!

And tip our hats to the females who made it possible for us.

Thanks Mom!

The Beauty of Difficulty Part 1

Embracing each perceived difficulty as a beautiful thing can be
a) beautiful
b) unrealistic
c) a pain in the ass
d) rewarding
e) all of the above
f) none of the above
g) screw yourself with all this beautiful/difficult crap and get real!

I went AWOL

I just remembered I was blogging daily! Apparently, I went awol on myself. I went "away without leaving."

Let's see if I"m back.