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Notes from my Heart
A journal of my personal experiences of love,
insight and transformation.
I have been traveling the world for many years now and when I come home I share my stories and experiences with the people I love. Several times my friends have suggested I share my thoughts and feelings with the world through a book.
As I was designing my new web site it occurred to me I could create an ongoing journal to share tender, inspiring and poignant moments from my life experiences. So here I am twenty-five years into my spiritual journey and I am just beginning...
April 11, 2008:
I am experiencing something that I would like to share. It feels a bit challenging to pinpoint when and where it all began so, I will just begin. What I can tell you is that this is one of the most significant turning points in my spiritual growth. I am currently feeling frequent and random boughts of laughter bubbling up from inside of me combined with feelings of gratitude and joy. Oh, and did I mention I am feeling deeply peaceful.
One day in February I was getting ready for one of my trips to the Ukraine and Russia and I heard Oprah Winfrey mention the book “A New Earth” by Ekhart Tolle. I was aware of this book because she had mentioned it several times before. The author was familiar to me because I had read his book “The Power of Now” many years ago and my Ego said “well Power of Now was a good book but very basic so I probably know the material in The New Earth already.” So I dismissed the idea of getting it. Then I saw Oprah again and this time she was talking about an event she was going to have on the internet around the material in the book so now she had my attention. I thought to myself if Oprah feels this strongly about it then I will check it out.
The next day I flew to Los Angeles where I stayed the night before getting on my thirteen-hour flight to Moscow. I purchased the book on CD and transferred it to my Ipod. I then listened to it (read by the author himself) and something in me awakened to a feeling of joy and peace that previously had been only a concept. Eckhart spoke of inner being and our relationship with our ego. I so strongly felt the relevancy of every word spoken by this simple and profound man. I feel so much gratitude for this timely information and for the commitment of both Oprah and Eckhart to raise consciousness. Bravo!
So on my way to Russia to teach the same consciousness raising classes I have taught for years now I felt in my heart all my events would be forever changed by what I had understood in this book “The New Earth”. I realized that I would not only add this material on the ego to my personal life but I would also add it to my classes and all other areas of my life. I love the way this information is in complete harmony with and relevant to everything I am teaching.
As a result of feeling my connection with inner being I am more spontaneous and authentic. Authenticity is opening so many doors of love, compassion and possibility and I am appreciative and blessed.
A few years ago when I was in Russia I went to see a holy man named Baba Ji and he blessed me. Then he looked me in the eye and said “be happy.” I didn't understand what he meant at the time. Now I understand. Now every day I am discovering life's wonders. Contimplating, who am I? And laughing as I realize I may never find out but I will have lots of fun learning more and more about inner being and what happens when I am connected to the vastness of it. Haleluya!