Friday, April 25, 2008
Spring Is Finally Here!
It's so good to finally have warm weather. It's not that winter in NYC was actually that bad -- it's just that it was interminable. Now that warmer days are at hand, there will be lots of outdoor adventures for Theo the Great and me to go on. Two Saturdays ago he and I (along with some friends of mine and their children), went to Baby Loves Disco and had a really good time. We plan to do it again on May 10th, but that's indoor stuff that can be done all year 'round. It's the outdoor stuff; walks in the parks, outdoor concerts, street fairs, learning to walk in the garden across the street -- it's those things that are making me the most excited. I LOVE all that NYC has to offer when the temperature warms up, and now I get to share that love with my little guy. Yay!!!
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Law Of Detachment
On a day like today, when I'm exhausted -- weakened by being sick and having had to take care of my sick baby boy AND myself all alone, this is a reminder for myself just as much (if not more so) than a message to others:
The Law of Detachment
In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty . . . in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.
I will put the Law of Detachment into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:
1.Today I will commit myself to detachment. I will allow myself and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will participate in everything with detached involvement.
2. Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusion, order and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my security.
3. I will step into the field of all possibilities and anticipate the excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of choices. When I step into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure, magic and mystery of life.
- Deepak Chopra's Daily Class
The Law of Detachment
In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty . . . in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.
I will put the Law of Detachment into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:
1.Today I will commit myself to detachment. I will allow myself and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will participate in everything with detached involvement.
2. Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusion, order and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my security.
3. I will step into the field of all possibilities and anticipate the excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of choices. When I step into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure, magic and mystery of life.
- Deepak Chopra's Daily Class
Monday, April 7, 2008
Choosing Happiness
It ain't easy. And it ain't for the weak of heart.
Sometimes it hurts. Like today. Saying goodbye to my baby boy at his sitter's house so I can go off to a job I don't want to be at so I can support him and I both. I have to consciously choose happiness in order to do that. I am grateful for my job. It allows me to feed, house and clothe my son and I. So I choose to be happy about the fact that I have a job that pays well. I am not happy being away from my son though, not at all. I am happy when I envision he and I out and about in the city on a Wednesday afternoon. I'm happy when I envision the Universe supporting us well without me having to leave him to go to an office to do so. I am happy when I feel the softness of my baby's hand against my lips, so I choose to remember that when I am at work and sad so that I am actively choosing happiness all over again. I am happy when I can go shopping for something Theo or I need and not have to worry about whether or not I can afford it. So I choose to be grateful for the 9 to 5. I choose happiness so that I can keep myself from the yawning chasm that is Darkness on days like today.
I choose happiness because I want my son to grow up and be able to say, "I had a truly happy childhood." I choose happiness because I've seen the alternative and I won't ever go back there again. I choose happiness because I'm just starting to figure out that I deserve it, dammit. I deserve it! I choose happiness because I'm just starting to believe that I actually have the power to create my life the way I'd like most to. I know that I always knew it on the spirit level, but I'm just starting to think that I am actually capable of manifesting a happy life in any real, consistent way.
So, I choose happiness. It ain't easy. Like I said. And it ain't for the weak of heart. But I don't have a choice. Once you know, you cannot UN-know. And what I know is that I AM THE CREATOR OF MY BEAUTIFUL, JOYOUS LIFE. And I will continue to choose happiness, every time. Even if it ain't easy.
Sometimes it hurts. Like today. Saying goodbye to my baby boy at his sitter's house so I can go off to a job I don't want to be at so I can support him and I both. I have to consciously choose happiness in order to do that. I am grateful for my job. It allows me to feed, house and clothe my son and I. So I choose to be happy about the fact that I have a job that pays well. I am not happy being away from my son though, not at all. I am happy when I envision he and I out and about in the city on a Wednesday afternoon. I'm happy when I envision the Universe supporting us well without me having to leave him to go to an office to do so. I am happy when I feel the softness of my baby's hand against my lips, so I choose to remember that when I am at work and sad so that I am actively choosing happiness all over again. I am happy when I can go shopping for something Theo or I need and not have to worry about whether or not I can afford it. So I choose to be grateful for the 9 to 5. I choose happiness so that I can keep myself from the yawning chasm that is Darkness on days like today.
I choose happiness because I want my son to grow up and be able to say, "I had a truly happy childhood." I choose happiness because I've seen the alternative and I won't ever go back there again. I choose happiness because I'm just starting to figure out that I deserve it, dammit. I deserve it! I choose happiness because I'm just starting to believe that I actually have the power to create my life the way I'd like most to. I know that I always knew it on the spirit level, but I'm just starting to think that I am actually capable of manifesting a happy life in any real, consistent way.
So, I choose happiness. It ain't easy. Like I said. And it ain't for the weak of heart. But I don't have a choice. Once you know, you cannot UN-know. And what I know is that I AM THE CREATOR OF MY BEAUTIFUL, JOYOUS LIFE. And I will continue to choose happiness, every time. Even if it ain't easy.
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