MyDailyOM

Forgiveness...

"i'm no good at grudges. love is too good to pass up." | nakachi

see what i mean bout receiving inspiration at every turn? this sums up my ENTIRE weekend... oh & AL... welcome home!:-)

Peace & OM!:-)

Mechie

"The present moment...

"The present moment is the perfect teacher." | Pema Chodron

and i am FOREVER the willing student!:-)

there are MANY things i love about blogging... particularly this MDO incarnation! here i can openly share, purge & ponder my way thru my spiritual journey with the benefit of having beautiful souls {in the midst of their own personal journeys} engage with me.

kelly & mahala recently commented to the original post 'this Buddhist stuff' & their thoughts have given me reason to pause... like so often y'alls comments do!

mahala - i appreciate the gentle reminder that character is not built through ease & patience is not obtained by embracing the already enlightened. recently while sitting with my Teacher Gen Mondrub, that 'truth' was confirmed {just as it was with your post}. by being who they are, they allow me the opportunity to grow into the person i am meant to be... they are indeed... great 'treasures'.

kelly - your perspective of just 'simply being' is a new one for me {a gal forever on the move!} but there is merit in being at peace with the present & yes mahala... in allowing your roots to dig deeper by coming to what appears to be a complete stop. amazing how the simplest action can produce the greatest effect. thank you.

i am thankful that with each day i am encountering new {and welcomed} life lessons. i am taking nothing for granted. i am listening.

Peace & OM!:-)

mechie

Being Peace.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace. | Thich Nhat Hanh, "Being Peace"

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i get inspiration from everywhere... at every turn... this day, thank you Mahala!:-)

Peace & OM!:-)

mechie

live life like it's G-O-L-D-E-N!

you've heard her... ms. jill scott lacing melody & a thumpin beat to a powerful Mantra, "livin' life it's golden!".

several times today {shoot! this week even} i have been reminded of this need to embrace life fully. to live it like it's PRECIOUS. VALUABLE. TREASURED. the most impactful reminder?

my friend 'AJ' whose only worry last week was to choose the next topic for his weekly radio spot & find a way to get me to slow down long enuf to develop his website, today has to maintain peace & calm while preparing to have an undiagnosed mass removed from his throat tuesday & understand the presence of a tumor {albeit benign} recently discovered on the left temporal lobe of his brain... WHEW!:-)

People. Fam. Friends. Anybody. EVERYBODY... let's be peace. let's love ourselves & each other! let's live life like it's GOLDEN & let's send MEGA good karma & healing to AJ:

May you be well.
May you feel protected & safe.
May you feel pleased & content.
May your physical body support you.
May your life unfold smoothly with ease.

Peace & OM!:-)

mechie

this Buddhist stuff...

is serious SH** maaaannnnn! {note - i did not curse!}... living. leading. protecting. nourishing. building. and channeling a peaceful life is really, really HARD WORK! i can now clearly see why enlightened beings {or those seeking it} pull away to serene & isolated places. they get tired of dealing with fools & demi-devils!:-)

my question {a lesson i will no doubt be learning for a lifetime} is how to become enlightened in a world overflowing with MESSED-UP {i want to use another word!}... TWISTED... WOUNDED... DARK... BRUTAL... MEAN-SPIRITED... UNEVOLVED... HURTFUL people?!

Arghhhh... in the words of Rodney King {stop it!}... "WHY CAN"T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?!"

Peace & OM!:-)

mechie