Ah, There You Are

Living a day in this life entails focusing on this small space, right here, inside myself. That's where it all is. There isn't anything else. I get that if I can't make it work right here, right now, in this space I call myself, then I'm not going to make it work anywhere else. There is no where else. This is it.

Sometimes I reach deep down into that rabbit hole to grasp a tiny piece of the joy that I'm made of and drag it back into this dream. There is no where else to get it from. I get it. Peace and joy can not be gotten outside of myself. I have to go inward, touch that which I am, and bring a piece of it back to this place, this place we call life. I am the well. I am the source of this dream. I am the projector of this movie.

I take inventory of the ISness of my life. The good, the bad and the ugly. And it is what it is, not the meaning my mind assigns to it. Truth. My body melts into relaxation in the acknowledgment of Truth, being the barometer that is is. It feels good. The truth, the acknowledgement without judgement of the ISness of something, good, bad or ugly, feels so much better than trying to change any of it from the outside. The freedom of acknowledgment without judgement teaches me the Truth is not the thing I should fear. It's the key.

I realize that I can't drink from anywhere else but my own well. And that the reflection that I see, in all that I call this life, is my own.

Come On Out

Thinking outside the box is an understatement.

You've Got a Little Something, Right There

Isn't it funny how we are the last place that we look. We're always trying to change the projected, rather than clear the projector.

-Byron Katie, Author

Weeeeeee!

Sometimes it's hard to just let go and be part of the ride. To remind myself how to get back there I remember how I felt on that roller coaster. I had the biggest, giggliest, let loose, oh-my-God, weeeeeee feeling that I'd ever had! It was all because inside of myself I let go. I allowed myself to experience these twists and turns (no drops on this roller coaster!!) with reckless abandon of control. For me, not one to experience joy from amusement park rides, this was huge fun. Big, let's-go-on-again fun!

I remember this to remind myself how to live in the moment. No thinking necessary. It's like building a muscle. A little everyday, until you are living it. A little everyday, until you can let go and be part of the ride.

Hey, Did You Hear That?

As often as I can, I watch this Life like a movie...anticipating what the Universe will show me next......staying awake. When I slide right into the groove of it, I watch with not only an excitement, but with knowledge that no matter what the next moment looks like, it is indeed FOR me. It’s all for me. Nothing happens TO me.

To live in open acceptance of what is, even if at first you can only stay present with it for moments at a time, is how to live your best life. My awareness is heightened and my mind is quiet. It’s like when someone says to you, “Hey...did you hear that?” You freeze, and just listen. In that moment you are.......well, you just are. It is in this state you can hear the Universe. Listen.

Authenticity

Authenticity is about enjoying a new sense of freedom to be who we really are - ourselves, natural, and without a mask in our relationships, our work and our life. 

-Mike Robbins, Author

Come to the Edge

"Come to the edge, " he said.

They said, "But we're afraid."

"Come to the edge, " he said.

They came.

He pushed them.

And they flew..... 

-Guillaume Apollinaire

My Back Burners

Mulling seems to be a very beneficial practice. Unconscious mulling, that is. Well, conscious unconscious mulling. You know, mulling on purpose. The project, problem, or plan at hand is stewing in unconscious juices while you are driving, cooking, and even sleeping. While your thinking mind is involved with other things, the subconscious mind is popping stuff into our conscious inboxes. If you’re lucky, you'll be listening. 

Apparently, all being “lucky” takes is to just stop. To just let go. To let. To expect this box of miscellany to come back to you when it has arranged itself into something workable. Go learn Algebra, bungee jump, meditate, laugh with a friend, or go to sleep. Don’t worry about the deadline or any other thoughts of pressure to press on. Trust. Trust that while your front burners are on, your back burners are cooking things up too, and these pots never boil over because you are not watching them.   

Then, when you least expect it, an idea pops into your head! Wow, that’s a great idea! It’s such a great idea that your conscious mind immediately jumps up to take credit for it. It quickly begins to scavenge around for the “how” it came to such a great solution. That’s fine. Bravo, thinking mind, bravo! You did a great job! You were smart enough to keep your eyes off that boiling pot and let it cook on it’s own. 

With that, the thinking mind, with a suspect countenance, mutters, “thanks". ;)

Right in the Eye

We are each a tiny piece of the omnipotent Source. We can choose joy and peace right here, right now. There is one thing that can veer you off your road to nirvana. Fear. Yes, that’s it, fear. A tiny four-letter word that locks the gate to the portal of the joy that is our natural state of being.

So, today, let's be aware of all the decisions we make, based on fear. Maybe you love those shoes, but you wore the other pair today because you were afraid people would think your original choice was too flashy. You'd be afraid they would think you were too.....whatever. So now you're wearing a pair of shoes that don't make you feel as good as the one's you love. Why? Oh, that's right, fear.

It's not about other people. Not at all. It never is. It's about our concepts. And there are no good reasons to deprive ourselves. Unless, of course, that's what you'd like to experience here in this place we call life. What's in, is out. So, for today, let's become aware of when or if we do, or don't do, something out of fear. Big, little, or in between fear, it doesn't matter. And remember, today you don't have to do anything about it. Today, all you have to do is look it right in the eye.