FREEDOM MONTH: DAY 21: “The moment that judgement stops through acceptance of what it is, you are free of the mind. You have made room for love, for joy, for peace.” ― Eckhart Tolle
I know this is true. I have had about a month of reading Acceptance…for myself and the situations that are a part of my life today. It is one of the most frequently read pieces of writing in my repertoire. I had next to no sleep until early this morning…something that only happens with big shifts in the Universe’s energy…I am SO plugged in!
This change is about the Autumn Equinox…a really sad day for me…I do not celebrate the last days of summer and always feel sad that these glorious days are coming to an end. Like every addict I know, when something is good, it is ALL I want. And I can focus on this to the extent that I make myself totally miserable, or I can love something and move on.
So, I chose to spend my early morning hours writing a love letter to Summer. And being in a space to welcome the newness that Fall and Winter will bring. And to ask that I may be mindful and present on what those events will look like. (Both, hopefully, by being alive and by being aware that I am alive!) I have the ability to miss out on large life events because I can sleepwalk through life just like most of us do! My work is all in the attempt to stop sleepwalking, obsessed with self and making the most out of whatever is presented to me.
And I did get some sleep…and I realized during my writing to Summer that I was celebrating the dawn of World Gratitude Day and International Peace Day! WOW! That is way, way cool!
So I am grateful I decided to stop pouting about the last hours of Summer and party down with the other two day-remembrances. Yeah!
So I loved the quote, because my letter of farewell to the Summer of 2016 was the door through which I walked into celebration of Peace and Gratitude…all around the world! Yippee!
I sat this morning and realized that I had also not addressed something interesting that has happened a couple of times this month. I type the word “September” twice each day while posting this piece, once in the emails that go out and another time on the website as I post the blog for the day. Nearly every day, since the beginning of the month, I type it and it comes out “STEPtember” …. which I f-n love! I do not know why I have never seen this before! Is that why it is Recovery Month? So many questions come up around this. One day before the end of the month, I will find a way to do something creative around that.
I also recognized this morning, in my meditation, that I have absolute freedom! I have very little debt to speak of, no amends to make (except the two that I have talked about before…they have been with me since my first list), and no resentments to process. I am free to do what I want with this day, even though I felt kind of funny staying asleep so late in the day (!) And I am free to come and go wherever and whenever I like. That is so cool! And I did not ever dream of having this kind of life, but here it is… and I am so richly blessed and FREE! Don’t forget the Happy and Joyous part as well! Woohoo!
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