The single greatest act of self-love I have ever performed was to draw a line in the sand and say, "Despite my fears, from this point forward, I'm going to honor my self and my gifts." To begin writing again and to express my divinity was an act of self-love.
You are an eternally valid being, creating not just multiple versions of you, but expanding and recreating civilizations by time-jumping forward, backward, sideways, and so on. This has become very real to me lately.
Those of us who have embarked on a spiritual journey have, more often than not, had teachers, taken classes, gone to seminars, and learned many techniques that have been helpful in facilitating our participation in conscious human evolution.
In December 2010 I had the privilege of asking the following questions of don Miguel Ruiz, a fellow Toltec healer and the author of The Four Agreements. They were designed to ferret out a new understanding of our roles as shamans and healers in the world today.
I was waiting to write when I had something really inspirational and uplifting to say. I was hoping there would be a sudden shift, for my enlightenment to return and the storm clouds to pass. Sorry, but that is not the case.
I am honored and proud to be a voting member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences that nominates and then votes each year for the Oscars. I have said often, however, that I have absolutely no idea how to judge a "best" film or actor or screenplay or anything else.
Everything that exists is formed and defined by the thinking substance that fills the interspaces of the universe. We call it consciousness. It is driven by our thoughts to become reality. It is the stuff from which our thoughts are created and take form.
We think we know what we want from love. We want the romance, the honeymoon, and the gazing into each other's eyes. We want to have the "happily ever after" scenario. We want to connect and be part of something bigger. We want to feel the bond and the bonding.
