Our revels are now ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air,
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.

~William Shakespeare in “The Tempest”

I am reading Your Immortal Reality by Gary Renard right now which is leading me deeper into my quest for truth and especially the concept of real forgiveness and what it means. The idea is that this life, this physical reality is just a dream (which echoes other belief systems I’ve studied like Toltec teachings) and that everything we see and encounter is something we made up and which separates us from God/Spirit/All-That-Is (choose your term of endearment).

The greater message is that we GO HOME meaning back to the awareness of NO separation by, of course, realizing that this is true. Naurally, this is easier said than done since it all seems so real. The path to this realization is to see the spirit in everything and to forgive completely. A quote from the book which is partially from A Course in Miracles is:

“The miracle does nothing.
All is does is to undo.”
And when the ego is undone,
the truth will be all that’s left.

So, I’m off to do the work of killing off my ego by loving and forgiving myself and others. I think I’m doing pretty well but the argument I had with my oldest daughter today shows me I have a ways to go.

Blessed be this beautiful illusion, the many actors and the essence of Life that We (I?) Am!!!

Making Love
Originally uploaded by chi liu.

I saw this on flickr and decided it must be seen! How amazing is this image of two dragonflies making love???!!???

I cannot contain my exuberance.

Life is so exquisitely beautiful, isn’t it?

Photo by John McCormick

I wrote this when I was in Expressive Arts Training and pregnant with my second child.

Peace is…

Laying in my lover’s warm, strong arms after an explosive orgasm

The soft, sweet breath of my daughter rising and falling on my cheek

The feeling of rightness when I touch fertile, organic, untainted soil with bare hands

Honoring all living beings everywhere for who and what they are and recognizing the gifts they bear

My dog slumbering in the sun

The recognition of my smile by the clerk at the corner store

Finding joy in sorrow

The resonance of Love

Hearing the harmony in the symphony of life and knowing that we each have our own unique song

The synergistic dance of the Universe

I wrote this Artist’s Prayer back in 2001, long before I had conceptualized “Live Your Truth, Love Your Life”. It’s interesting to me how often that theme comes up here. Life works in mysterious ways…

Dearest Spirit
help me find truth and love
in all of my work and my life.

Bolster me with strength and purpose
and let me see my Divinity and
feel the flow of the River of Life
always.

I surrender past hurts, ideas and
fears which no longer serve me.
I surrender ego.
I seek inspiration everywhere and
look for ways to create in every moment.

I embrace abundance in my life and know
that the tools, time, experiences and money
that I need are coming to me and
I am grateful.

I carry the wands of Peace, Love, Joy and Truth
with me. Let them be my instruments of
transformation for myself and the greater good.
I know that my healing, recovery and
self-knowledge are happening now
and I am grateful.

I know that through my healing,
I will find ways to heal the world,
and I am grateful.

I know I am a leaf on the Tree of Life
unfurling and bringing hope to the world.
I am absorbing the Light of Love and Truth
and bringing a breath of fresh air to the world
and I am grateful.

Blessed Be!

Times three
Times three
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