1. My amazing Mother came to help me (ok she really did all) paint the apartment I just moved into. After all that time working on the studio the thought of picking up yet another paint brush or do anything that resembles renovation gave me the shakes. So Mom swooped in from Alabama and is currently spray painting the gnarliest kitchen hardware ever!
2. THE HEAT BROKE! It actually feels like Wisconsin again.
3. Happier about the weather than I am, my dog! She is even feeling a little frisky and instigating play with other dogs, you have to kow how stoic my dog is to be grateful for this so just take my word.
4. I am reading a great book. The Four Desires by Rob Stryker. Its really helping me keep perceptive during all this transition. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking more clarity about their life's future.
5. Prayer. No, no, no don't worry I'm not going to get all weird on you! It's My sanskrit teacher's fault really, she gave us an challenge to chant everyday for 10 days. I had completely forgotten how much I love this practice. I've been reciting mantras on walks, when I'm cooking, at the studio, before I go to bed, I've prayed more in the past 4 weeks than I ever did growing up in Catholic school.
Some of the prayers I've been reciting as mantra:
The Gayatri Mantra:
OM BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA,
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT.
This Mantra has many translations here is one:
Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain and sorrow,
The Bestower of happiness,
Oh! Creator of the Universe,
May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light,
May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.
The Santi Mantra (This is the one I painted in the studio)
The Serenity Prayer
Dear God,
Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The Courage to change the things I can
And the Wisdom to know the difference
"Grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change"
ReplyDeleteThat's the line I reflect on a lot and where I seem to make my most errors. So difficult, in certain circumstances, for my ego to let go of some things that clearly, rationally, should be put to rest-- getting out of the way and let the "Spirit" handle the matter.
Learning... :)
very true David. Thanks for reading.
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