More time for good habits

December 21st, 2009

The Beauty and Blunder of Being Human

A girl in love with beauty and the human spirit, this is my chronicle of inspirations, connections, flaws and faux pas – it takes all to be a real human being living a full and conscious life.  Cheers to accepting ALL these parts of ourselves, and experiencing more joy from doing so!

Beauty: More time to form good habits.

There is not as much client work right now before the holidays… and I’m very grateful for it.  I’m getting the chance to form some intentional and personally positive habits, like writing this blog! and taking some quiet time for myself.

After my husband and daughter were out the door exploring their own days, the morning began with an appreciation for the beautiful trees outside my bedroom window – they give me strength and inspiration every day I remember to SEE them.  Something so simple like stopping to appreciate nature almost always starts my day on a positive note.

Then I was onto 20 minutes of reading about collaboration and sufficiency from The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist (I am completely stoked about this book.  I can feel it changing my relationship with money and my life, one page at a time — sometimes I have to re-read a page or two to make sure I’ve got it, this book is not for whimps).

Next, a 10 minute meditation on the section I had read – the prophecy of the world of the Eagle (the great mind) and the Condor (the great spirit) coming together to nurture and teach each other, creating a more fulfilling life for all – begins on page 167.  We Americans tend to live only in the world of the Eagle — we are great thinkers but often lost when it comes to connection with spirit.  Whereas the Achuar tribe and other indigenous people primarily live in the world of the Condor — they are spiritually rich but missing the “know-how” of planning and functioning in larger society.  The prophecy states that there will be a time when both sides NEED to come together to support each other in order to fulfill the whole of humanity.

This has me thinking about who I would like to collaborate with, what I need to learn and who I would like to learn from… and how to get up the guts to ask them.  How about you?  What’s on your plate to learn about?  Who do you think would make a good mentor or teacher for you?  And, can you find the gumption to make the ask?  (As Brian Johnson says in Philosopher’s Notes can you “live in the stretch zone”?)

I’ll make you a deal, I’ll ask if you will

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