Optical Delusion

We know everything. In our guts if we really pay attention and listen we know all. In May I had an urge to visit my Grandmother Rosemarie up North. Something was beckoning. It was a short visit but we were able to talk and connect. She became very ill after that visit, and she just passed on to the other realm this last weekend. I was able to go up and see her one more time and the experience in the hospital was both profound and frustrating. Profound because we could see she was getting closer to the other side and with that comes moments of walking in and out of other worldly-ness. Frustration because hospitals today seem like cold assembly lines where the elders are kept reluctantly, until the bed is needed and then they are asked to 'hurry' the process.

This has been a month of letting go. Many endings and deaths, but with that of course comes renewal and rebirth. Watching death close up makes you want to do one thing and one thing only . . . live. To live fully and passionately. What are we waiting for? The mate, the job, the house, the outfit? Forget all that and start to eat, drink, walk, work, create, ride horses, ride waves, play an instrument, start a garden, become a pilot, travel, get a dog, climb trees, paint, tell a story, wear a hat, and most importantly love those around you, even ones you don't know all that well. Albert Einstein said it best: "A human being is a part of the whole . . . he experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of . . . consciousness. this kind of delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us."

This week we meet with the heavenly Kundalini Katie, and the environmental savvy Priscilla Woolworth. I am also so grateful to be on my lovely friend Jenni Kayne's blog Rip & Tan. Her site is full of stylish tips and resources. Until next time . . . Sat Nam . . . may you live in truth.