Fullness

Boston, September 2010

Here I am today in a city that I love, a city that is vibrantly alive and diverse in so many ways.  Happy in my remembrance of the geography of the place, I feel completely at ease in my ability to successfully navigate these streets again. I still love the same energy that captivated me over 30 years ago- it feels every bit as fresh and stimulating now as it did then.

 I am in the presence of so many friends, feeling genuine joy with the sight of each of them, fully enjoying practicing yoga together.  I love reconnecting the threads of our hearts.  I sit at the feet of my teacher, a man who refuses to be anyones Guru.  He is a humble person who is supremely confident in his knowledge, and is passionate about sharing it with us.  It was a long day filling the pages of my notebook, frustrated that I can't write fast enough to capture everything that he is teaching.  I soften and remember that I don't have to get it all, and in that opening, I receive one piece of information that shifts me in a powerful way.  Open to Grace, the light of Spirit that reveals our true nature- it's one thing to hear it, but something completely different when you actually embody it.  In that opening, there is a revelation of truth, a flash of insight that changes the way I see things.

The lie we believe about ourselves is that we are not worthy, or good enough, or are lacking in some way.  Grace reveals the truth- that we are already full, perfect and whole just as we are.  Being here, in this city, with these friends, with our teacher is a gift, a reminder that the feeling of wholeness and reunion is always just a breath away.  All I have to do is soften, open to the light of awareness and receive. This life, this path, this day is a blessing.  I am full.

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