I am not a ballerina

I am not a ballerina. And yet I am. I am not wife and yet I am. I am not a corn field and yet I am. I am nothing and everything. Well, actually the moment I am nothing I become everything.

When I am nothing I play with the world around me. When I am someone I go to work. When I am nothing I have fun and time has no hold on me. When I am someone I am serious and I am a slave to the clock. When I am nothing I simply relax and enjoy. When I am someone nothing can satisfy me.

Live the paradox. Become a nobody and see you are everybody! I couldn't have thought of a more perfect game.

fall into love

The birds sing. The cat naps. The sun shines. And I struggle to write. Something seems wrong here? Where is this struggle coming from? Nature isn't struggling and yet I am nature so why do I struggle? Some how it must be simpler than I can imagine.

What is it in me that is making me struggle to achieve a desired result? Am I that thing that is propelling me to try with fight and might, to make perfect, to succeed, to go and go? Some how I have this feeling that I can go and go with out this desiring to be perfect, or be just so, or right or in the exact the way I want. Somehow the river flows down stream just perfectly with out trying and brilliantly falls into the loving arms of the ocean.

Maybe I need to know, trust and have faith that I too will fall into the loving arms of the ocean such that I can sing and play like the birds. There is no struggle when I can rest in the arms of my lover or mother or child.

I think the Beatles were right. Love is all you need. Be love and there is no fight.

me time

The simple things in life are so divine. A walk in the park can clear the mind. A bike ride can boost our energy. Listening to someone we love can bring compassion. It's all so simple yet we easily forget.

It is our nature to forget. That is why we have routine and ritual in our lives so we can learn to remember. Enjoy the morning routine. Take the time to indulge. Be with your self. Take a bath with your favorite music playing. Maybe even sing along. Really feel your skin when you cover your body with cream. Take care of yourself like you would your lover. If you give yourself this divine time first thing in the morning you whole day can be full of love and compassion and then you can give this same spirit and feeling to the others around you.

Give to yourself so you can give to others.

we know nothing

We always think that we know everything. We consider ourselves to be experts in our fields. Some of us have been studying since the age of six. We think we are accomplished. We think we know it all. Well, this couldn't be further from the truth! The truth is we know nothing.

We get in the way of our very own selves. We are limited to our routines. We struggle and fight against the our very own selves who are here to just enjoy and experience in order to selfishly accomplish results.

There doesn't need to be such a battle. When the fighting stops bliss enters. The intelligence that is alive in each and every cell knows how to take care and direct ourselves more than we want to believe or trust. My identity is not needed. Is yours?

A castle built out of cards falls the moments one card is pulled. What kind of castle have you built? There are two options: Protect your castle in fear or just let go and see what happens! In the end it's all make believe anyway. You can't take any of it with you!

stuck in your path?

Sometimes we try to control our lives so much that we don't leave room for the divine play and the spontaneity to make clear moment to moment decisions. We think that our lives should work out in a certain way so we fight and struggle to execute our lives just how we think fit. It's kind of like trying to fit the square peg in the the circular slot. We think that we should have everything all figured out and maybe even planned. Well, maybe the way we think it should be is terribly different from what is meant to be. Do we even know what our unique gifts are?

What happens if we just let go and open ourselves up to new opportunities? Maybe we will find a hidden talent. Maybe we will be lead down another career path. Maybe we will experience life in a more pleasurable way.

Let go and let the universe take care. Mother earth knows exactly what it is that we all need. Let her provide for you. She will guide you in the most beautiful way imaginable.

Your mom knows you best! If you can't ask her for guidance, really, where else is there to go?

seek not change

Everything is just as it is supposed to be. There is no need to change a thing. With awareness if something needs to be changed it will happen on it's own. Awareness is like a magnifying glass. With awareness we slow down so our speech and action have clarity and reveal truth.

Everything is just divine. We are just not aware. Miracles are happening all around us. Open up to awareness and see with new eyes. You may just be surprised.

rise and shine

We are all living in fantasy. We are all dreaming. We are all hoping to be somewhere else doing something else with someone else. The truth is there is no where to go and we are by our very nature alone. Exhale and relax. Now is the time to wake from the dream.

enjoy your coffee

The western idea on birth and death says that this is it. This live is all we have. We only have this one life to live, accomplish and realize all of our hopes and dreams. So, we better get a move on! Hurry up! Experience all that we can now because we only have one chance. This philosophy keeps us running. This philosophy keeps us in fear. Fear that if we aren't active and productive then we will sure miss out.

In the east they believe in multiple lives. They believe in the idea of reincarnation and in the idea that we have many life times and opportunities to evolve and grow. Being productive is not everything in life. This view gives us the mind set that we can relax and enjoy. We can take our time and be grateful for what we have because ultimately we have all the time in the world. One view keeps us running. The other let's us enjoy.

Have you ever wondered why we in the west drink coffee in the car? We are in a rush. We are told to be in a rush. In India it is unheard of to drink coffee in the car. But they are also dodging random cows!

Sit and have your coffee. Be a few minutes late to work. Enjoy your life.