Quote: I got an off the wall idea. You must know by now there are many of those here as we are all a little crazy by now. So realize also as every thread owner should, that we also post for the lurkers. Maybe we need thread for Advice to Lurkers.
I think some of us are well beyond 'a little crazy'.
Quote: Is there a free or cheap workshop in your area on meditation? If you have not yet felt a change in your spiritual source of strength here is what I am suggesting. Find a workshop on basic meditation. Learning to do this will clear your mind when you just feel like you need to 'reboot the system'.
It's interesting that you mention this right now. My Wife has an opportunity to 'teach' the type of massage she has been learning, and part of the teaching is directing a meditation. The other day she said she'd like to work out her 'script' with me. I'm willing to work with her on it, but I think finding someone else is a better choice for my growth.
I DO think that your idea has a lot of merit, especially given the timing of you saying it. It has seemed like whenever I need 'something' it has presented itself to me when I am in the 'right' emotional place where I will accept it, or 'hear the message', rather than when I would have rejected it.
3 things were presented to me today.
The teacher for the massage retreat W went to in Hawaii called me today, partly to 'get my cell phone number' (I don't believe that, he knows it) and mostly to ask how I have been doing. He was really gklad that OM was gone, as he did not like him and thought W was making a huge mistake. He also went out of his way to impress on me the FACT that most of W's massage / retreat friends are 'rooting' quietly for her and I to find our way clear to a new relationship together. They think she is lost, as was I. And now I am not lost.
Second, Amy pushing my 'faith' button. I used to have faith that my life would always work out ok, no matter what. I have survived events MUCH worse than this because of it. I will nurture that faith again.
Third, from you. I have never learned how to find that quiet space where I can find the point of clarity I need. My mind is NEVER quiet. I know my W says a lot of good things about meditation, as do others. It's something I need to examine now for my own sake.
Today will be a good day. Thank you Was2Sad, Amy, Shark, Always_14 and others.
I see that I need to make another 'transition' to the next level. And that's what this journey is really all about - living at a higher level than we have been living in for years.
