Thought for the day

Always follow your own inner guidance. A book, a teacher can perhaps lead the way inward, but in the end it is your own direct experience and guidance that will help you awaken to your true self.

Thought for the day

Practice seeing the light in everyone, the light in all, the light that shines through no matter what the circumstances.

Then you will be free of fear, free of suffering and you will be able to be in the joy of life’s moment.

Unite For Love

I’ve been thinking about my involvement in the “Unite against the war on women” movement, which I believe has some importance in not turning the clock backwards and trying to get people elected to office who will support the rights of all. But I really don’t like being “against” something. I’m not fighting a war, I’m standing for basic needs like health care and education.

So today, as it is Sunday and I don’t have to do anything to do but continue to read the galleys of my book, I put on my ‘Staff’ t-shirt from the recent rally we had in Austin last weekend. I began to think, this shirt should say “Unite For the Love of Women.” How about, “Unite For the Love of Mankind.” How about “Unite For Love.” I think I’ll make my own t-shirt and bumper sticker: UNITE FOR LOVE.

Forgiveness happens in an instant

I didn't know that I needed to forgive this, but there it was in the supermarket. The Billy Joel song "For the Longest Time" started to play. When my first husband was deciding whether to stay or leave me, well over 20 years ago, one night he played me this song. A little while later he decided to leave the marriage. After that until this day I really couldn't listen to that song anymore.

In the supermarket I immediately felt strong emotions welling up in my stomach. And in the same moment I realized in an instant that I better forgive this once and for all so that I can enjoy the song again.

Now I've done a lot of forgiveness toward my ex-husband, toward my feelings about the experience of that marriage and it's ending, but I guess I had not forgiven my thoughts about Billy Joel.

In one instant I decided to forgive every residual thought or feeling that I had about the night my ex-husband played me this song. And it was done. All feelings and thoughts were gone. And I began to happily sing, walking down the market aisles, for the longest time.