Love is the observation and acceptance of what is right now.
Hey Ya- Obadiah Parker
Therapy - India.Arie
Say Hey (I love you) - Michael Franti and Spearhead
One Life - Kalai
Calling All Cars- Sean Hayes
More Than A Melody - Anna Nalick
Falling is Like This- Ani DiFranco
Divide Me- Kalai
Hey Love- Chris O'Brien
The Chain- Ingrid Michaelson
You Had Time- Ani DiFranco
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Our Most Complicated Practice
"The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of the unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space... How do you drop a piece of hot coal that you are holding in your hand? How do you drop some heavy and useless baggage that you are carrying? By recognizing that you don't want to suffer the pain or carry the burden any more and then letting go of it. " -- Eckhart Tolle "The Power of Now"
I would have to say that Forgiveness is our most complicated practice. We could spend an entire year focusing on it and never master it. We form our identification around our past and what we have been through, what we like and don't like, who we resonate with and who we don't. We label ourselves based upon when we have forgiven ourselves and others and when we have been unable to. Participating all along in the tale of "My past made me who I am today..." No, you woke up as who you are today perhaps still clinging tightly to all of your issues of yesterday or possibly practicing forgiveness. I must frequently remind myself of forgiveness. Whether it is because I forgot to breathe in an asana or because I forgot to walk the dog. Who can you forgive? Today I read this in class it is from "Words of Wisdom for Women" but really it can apply to anyone.
FORGIVE
Experience the power of forgiveness.
Say I forgive you, and mean it. Forgive
everyone who wronged you. Forgive
him for breaking your heart. Forgive
her for telling everyone your deepest secret. Forgive them both.
Forgive yourself for being human, for
not knowing all the answers all the
time. Once and for all, for the sake of
your own sanity, forgive. Let the
sweet and simple rain of forgiveness wash over you.
Ask for forgiveness, offer forgiveness
Somewhere find the inner depth to
forgive the man who raped, to
forgive the woman who killed, to
forgive the friend who betrayed a loving trust.
For life, for love, for peace forever;
for you, for them, forgive.
-- Rachel Snyder
I would have to say that Forgiveness is our most complicated practice. We could spend an entire year focusing on it and never master it. We form our identification around our past and what we have been through, what we like and don't like, who we resonate with and who we don't. We label ourselves based upon when we have forgiven ourselves and others and when we have been unable to. Participating all along in the tale of "My past made me who I am today..." No, you woke up as who you are today perhaps still clinging tightly to all of your issues of yesterday or possibly practicing forgiveness. I must frequently remind myself of forgiveness. Whether it is because I forgot to breathe in an asana or because I forgot to walk the dog. Who can you forgive? Today I read this in class it is from "Words of Wisdom for Women" but really it can apply to anyone.
FORGIVE
Experience the power of forgiveness.
Say I forgive you, and mean it. Forgive
everyone who wronged you. Forgive
him for breaking your heart. Forgive
her for telling everyone your deepest secret. Forgive them both.
Forgive yourself for being human, for
not knowing all the answers all the
time. Once and for all, for the sake of
your own sanity, forgive. Let the
sweet and simple rain of forgiveness wash over you.
Ask for forgiveness, offer forgiveness
Somewhere find the inner depth to
forgive the man who raped, to
forgive the woman who killed, to
forgive the friend who betrayed a loving trust.
For life, for love, for peace forever;
for you, for them, forgive.
-- Rachel Snyder
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