Aligning with Grace

Love is why we are here... Love is the rhyme, and it is the reason - behind every season... Love is what makes a difference, and every spiritual tradition at its essence, teaches love... A Course in Miracles divinely exhorts us, to: "Teach only love, for that is what you are..." We are the very embodiment of love... A dear soul, who is an internationally known Anusara yoga teacher wrote to me yesterday, saying to me: "You are the embodiment of love..." But I, could only think to myself, that no - it is not me - but it she who is the embodiment of love, for she selflessly and humbly shines her light, all over the planet! St. Francis de Sales taught: "All through love, and nothing through constraint." Paramahansa Yogananda wrote of devotion, as the manifestation of love, and reminded his devotees, to love God: "Love Him, talk to Him every second of your life, in activity and in silence, with deep prayer..." I sit in meditation, under the gaze of ...

I woke up this morning to a virtual winter wonderland, even though we had a very lean blanket of snow covering the ground. Still, the sun was rising in a cloudless sky, and tree branches were heavy with glistening snow. And the birds, were chirping their little hearts out! And so, I decided to make my way down to the river before meditating - which is really a "no, no" for me. But alas, only workers of the park were allowed in, so I turned back. I guess that is what I get for not meditating first! I taught yoga to a lovely student, working her edge a little more deeply, and then went to see my acupuncturist. She worked on my lungs and my "Earth" element, which she noted, are related to grief. And while I have experienced grief recently on several fronts - involving the loss of friends and so forth, my acupuncturist wisely observed that many of her clients were reacting to the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords , and the others who lost their lives ...

The light of day is waning, and I am drawn to continue the thread started yesterday, bringing closure to last night's post - especially, since many resonated with it. Are we not, after all, spiritual beings having the same human experience? I would love to report that I had a day devoid of irritations - but it was not so. I am often most irritated when I have expectations - of how others should act or behave - and of how my days should unfold and interactions with others flow. I know. NOBODY appointed me Master of the Universe or Master of Ceremonies! But somehow, I manage to constantly forget it! So, I offer these words by Caroline Myss , from her book, Entering the Castle , which I shared in my " Yoga of Forgiveness " class on the last day we met this past Wednesday. This passage was suggested by a friend. Perhaps, as this day concludes, or begins for some, we may find a kernel of wisdom or two in here that will illuminate the dark spaces within... "Contemplate wha...