Like

"like" me. On Facebook. Comment. Twitter. What is this "like" me phenomenon? All through K-12 and beyond I wanted to be liked. Now all I have to do is find a cool quote, link, cartoon, picture, or even actually write something from my own little self, put it up on the anonymous public format of facebook and wait for someone to "like" me. Then what? I feel acknowledged? Appreciated? A part of something? Whatever it is, I'm not invisible, even though nobody even needs to know my real name, age, or gender, much less my real opinions about anything. So am I really "liked"or is it my alter ego? And since we are asking the question, how is this any different from my pre-Facebook K-12 experience? The names have changed, but it's still the same. We want to be loved. Acknowledged. Feel like we a a part of something.

So it brings us back to the age-old issue of self-love. Do we love ourselves unconditionally no mastter what? Can we appreciate ourselves no matter what? Can we feel a part of our life experience no matter what? And can we just lighten up and live the life we are here to live without needing to be "liked?"

Good question. I'm waiting for an even better answer. Like...

Good friday

First, a disclaimer - I was raised catholic, so keep that in mind as I ponder and push the boundaries.

What's good about a Friday where you are whipped and hung on a cross? And in the worldview of jesus Christ, there was no good or bad, so already the name of the day seems flawed. Are we so self-centered (notice that it isn't the big S Self) that we say "good, someone died for our sins so we're off the hook?"

Or maybe Christ thought it was good because after this physical death he didn't have to stay focused on the physical plane?

Or maybe God thought it was good because it sees everything as perfec. Again the word "good" really doesn't reflect anything about divinity.

What about other options? Cross Friday? Crux Friday? Perfect Friday? Completion Friday? Thank God it's Friday? Hey, maybe that's what we're doing on Fridays as we cash in at happy hour. So as we raise our shot glass and say "TGIF" we're keeping that Easter vigil all year long?

Or maybe they couldn't think of anything else. Hmmmm.

Regardless, I'm appreciative of the unconditional love consciousness of the Christ consciousness which is not reserved for Christians. Unconditional love is out there. For everyone.

No good or bad. Friday.

Out in the world

Being generous. With. Our Selves. Then we can be truly. Generous. With all.

Dilated

When was the last time you had your eyes dilated (at the eye doctor)? It's intense how much more sensitive to light one gets. Just like when we open ourselves up to more consciousness- we get more sensitive to what's happening already, and thus, what's possible. Possible beyond what we thought before we were dilated.

Red sox

When you have red socks, the world is a bit more invigorating.

How my garden grows

Ever

I have the best life ever. Today was the 4th graduation class of the 200hr Sri Yoga Teacher Training. It's always a bittersweet moment when the fledglings leave the nest, but they are far from fledgling. They hit the ground running with their light. In the words of Steve Miller - fly like an eagle- but don't be limited to the eagle. Let the spirit carry... On hari tat sat.