rocknrollgoddessspeaks

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Get Fired up every day, by simply ASKING FOR IT!!!

A dear friend of mine just got back from the meditteranean abraham cruise--what a wonderful thing! He really enjoyed himself and brought back the message that the KEY to all this is not asking for things, or even experiences, its asking for the essence of FEELINGS and through that life is a joy--life will bring you what you are asking for if you align with that essence...here's my response to that!!!!

wow--aint it GREAT to finally truly REALLY get what its all about...

FEELINGS!!! i remember years ago, when i really got this--i got it out of the buddist teaching of walking meditation--of meditation in the NOW-also called mindfulness-not of focusing away from the mind or body--but focusing on EACH and every movement of the body in joy--and at first it was a very busy mental exercise...oh, i am moving my arm--this muscle is contracting--that muscle is relaxing--i am doing this--

and then i read this lovely little buddist poem by thic nhat hahn who is an amazingly abeing buddist monk...

breath in...smile at the body
breath out. feel the body
breath in...joyful moment
breath out...perfect moment...

and i started doing that meditation in my walking meditation and all of a sudden--i can FEEL JOY no matter what i am doing--just the act of breathing gives me joy--just the act of moving was joyous--it didnt matter what i was doing, how much money i had, how pretty i was or whether i was in love--if i focused in the now moment on joy--anything brought happiness...

this asking for the essence of a feeling is wonderful--today--i am asking for the essence of fun and adventure--i ask for that alot--thats the essence that i absolutely adore--its a very childlike essence--a very exciting essence--and a very much surprising essence--you never know what is gonna happen! we are gonna go to twighlight racing at belmont--and i am gonna win whoo hooo! i am good with the ponies!