Wow… that’s the first thought that comes to mind when reading the meditation for March 2nd in, Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening: Having the life you want by being present in the life you have. Seriously if you haven’t taken a look at this book, I think it’s an amazing book of very thought provoking daily meditations - for which I must again thank ( Read more... )

I don't like schedules. They deny spontaneity and stifle flexibility if you stick to them, and if you don't,  what’s the point of having one? The other problem I have with schedules is that it's rare that life, the universe in particular, rarely respects the orderly progression of tasks that you’ve so carefully laid out so that everything gets done ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

One does not become enlightened by imagining
figures of light, but by making the darkness
conscious.
--Carl Jung

So the care of one's being is imperative and continuous, as simple and hard as wiping the residue of experience from your mind and heart, ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

In this world,
hate never yet dispelled hate.
Only love dispels hate.
This is the law,
ancient and inexhaustible.
--Buddha

As with so many other crucial negotiations of life, what's required is to honor what lives within us. We must bear witness to ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

If you come to a fork in the road,
take it.
--Yogi Berra

We are beautifully limited creatures, capable of great moments of full living, but we can't have it all or experience it all. I finally gave in to being sick today and all but for about 4 or 5 hours ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

The sun doesn't stop shining
because people are blind.

Rejection and opposition are painful, but being treated as if you don't exist is quietly devastating... and so, we are required to guard against turning our lives over to the expectations of others.I' ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

It's hard to tell the truth, but once told, it's
hard to keep it back.
--Sharon Green

All the while, the power of being hidden keeps us from the vitality of living, and so the healing value of telling the truth is in how it returns us to the pulse of what ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

I have only now realized that something endless
has broken ground in me, and I have no
choice but to live and love until it grows me
like a tree.
I met an old man at a gathering, and when everyone went on their way, he leaned into the hushed space between us ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves,
and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
--Agnes Repplier

Then you and I will still be left with ourselves and the world and the treasure at our feet.I have started reading one of my new books. I quickly ( Read more... )

From The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

Inside gravity,
the same things happen,
just slower.

As humans, we take turns letting go and being hit. Love softens this process, and peace slows it down, until in moments that are blessed, we seem to play catch with what we need.So I lost the plot this ( Read more... )