I recently discovered a beautiful metta practice described in The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness by Rabbi Rami Shapiro....page 27. I'm reading this book for the third time. Each time the person I am reading with or the timing provides so much beautiful insight...
I say this as often as possible throughout the day and change up the ending of each line... I say it with an image in my mind of myself as a child, adolescent, young person, and to myself now. I say it to others, specifically those that annoy or anger me, etc. and I SIGH every single time! May you be free from... fear May you be free from... obsession May you be blessed with... peace May you be blessed with... love I am practicing BEING rather than doing. I am addicted to the list, to business, productivity, organizing, trail breaking, "progress", proficiency, more and more of 'git er done.' This is just another version of the hamster wheel I have been living on for most of my life. If it's not money, or efficiency it's spiritual epiphanies. My goal is to repeat this phrase to surrender and listen to my heart. To walk without purpose, to move without goals, to be aware, awake and open. Comments are closed.
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Laurie Anne McCauleyIntro
I decided back in November 2015 to make my poetry available and journal online. I'm not exactly sure what "blogging" means but I am quite sure this is an online journal. Feel free to read on with an aire of open minded curiosity. At no time do I intend to offend, judge or pretend to know anything really, I'm just an observer and explorer, as we all are. Feel free to "boldly go" through my observations and perhaps it will spark or inspire. Comments are off because I don't want to be worried about political correctness when I'm writing. I'm not thinking about "you." I'm just writing because it feels "right". Feel free to enjoy or surf on. LA McCauley Archives
October 2024
Fibber McGee's closet!
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