SOS

SOS = Shiny Object Syndrome. Yes, I have it. while shopping i move from bling to bling. and right in this moment, the shiny object that has my attention is my cute little dog and his nice clean face.
so here i go...
for now...
woof

book learnin'

One thing i have to say - you are smarter than any book. Yes, that's right (write?). Your experience trumps anything you read in a book, so read on, but don't give your power away to what's printed on the page. Just because Moses came down with 10 Commandments, and even though they in fact were set in stone, doesn't make anything set in said stone. The Universe is in constant flux, and if we believe that Matter is ever changing, even those commandments should have the opportunity to flux if they need to in order to be relevant to what's happening in the present moment.

But hey, don't believe everything you read...

;-)

Time

June was a month that disappeared. Monday was less than a week ago and I feel like its been weeks. Time is fluid. We think it's measured, but really it has a transparency that doesn't lend itself to regularity. If time was exact, why is it that some days seem to whiz by, while others feel like they went on so long that it could have been a week.

It's just one of those crazy things u love to experience, then ponder.

I love to ponder. And I love to use the word ponder.

Scars and gripes forever

That's what can happen when we stay attached to the past. It may be patriotic, but is it serving us?

Desire, attachment, and a nutshell

Desire is not the problem. Without desire, we lose our incentive to keep going (and growing) in this dimension, on this planet. The "problem" is our attachment to the outcome of our desire. That's the bummer part. Like this blog. Today while teaching/inspiring (myself as well as others with stuff coming out of my mouth that is too brilliant for my little s self) I said something about desire and attachment. Then I developed another attachment - sharing said brilliance with this online community. Sigh. I don't even need to tell to how that worked out... Sorry you missed it, and so am I.

picky eater

I'm a picky eater. I just realized it yesterday. Now those of you who know me, might have already figured this out, but to me, it was a shock! I used to pride myself in being able and willing to eat just about anything! I just got back from Phoenix, and I couldn't wait to get out of the land of really bad food. What's interesting, is that there was very little that tasted good, or was even worth eating. Dont get me wrong, I ate it. I already felt like a privileged wine snob, and to add food on top of it, well, i just didn't want to go down that road -- yet...

When did this happen? Is it because my tastes have gotten so "refined?" Is it because i'm sooooooo evolved that I can only eat natural, organic, Whole Foods? eeeeek! I'm one of those!

This is what concerns me. It would be one thing if I just didn't like it. It's another thing when it actually grosses me out. When I can taste the plastic. Not that there is anything wrong with eating plastic. Or chemicals. If everything is God, then what's the problem?

The question is, am I judging the food I don't like the taste of? Do I think of it as "not healthy?" "Lacking in nutritional value?" or the biggie -- "lacking in PRANA???" Or is it merely a taste buds thing. Or maybe my bloodstream doesn't want another TV dinner or can of soup.

I really worked on this food thing for many years, and then I got back into YOGA, where there appears to be a culture that preaches a "right" way to eat. Over time, I bought into it. Those judgements snuck in. All those years of work. So where am i? Making kale from my yard, that's where. And even though it tastes pretty dang good, especially when compared to Pei Wei take out, I still like a good dessert and given the choice between kale and a brownie, well, no contest. And regardless of my food choices, it's time to pay closer attention to my ideas of "bad" and "good" food, because I've been down that road, and let me tell you, it's not pretty...  I just don't want to give food that much power over my health and my state of mind. Who's the master? Me or Food?

Moral of this story - Don't let your yoga get in the way of your non-judgement. Otherwise, it's just another attachment and set of concepts we will eventually need to let go of. So eat plastic or chemicals if you like them. Or not. But whatever you put in your mouth, acknowledge it for giving it's life up so you can live. Even a bacteria. Or a chemical.

Home again

It's like i never left, but it's new because I left. Similar to our journey to the center of our Selves. We never left, but we think we did, so when we start to remember, it's new, but the more we're there, the more we realize how familiar and not new it is.

Except maybe your dog loves you more and your sheets are clean.