+ I am finally coming back down off of my cloud, into my equilibrium, after the excitement and emotion of our son’s and daughter-in-law’s wedding festivities of last week. There is no doubt to me, that our minds, bodies and spirits are tightly woven and affect each other greatly. I was a tight bundle of nerves before the events occurred (my cranky neck kept reminding me of this fact), and then I unraveled into the glorious joy of the occasion, and now I have finally settled into my normal, balanced state of being. It’s a process that I have observed again and again, throughout the years of raising our family. The goal is always to get back into homeostasis, to get that triangle of mind/body/spirit back into its equilateral state, as naturally and calmly as you can.
+ I have two excellent recommendations. Last night, my husband, daughter and I watched Sally Field’s latest movie, Remarkably Bright Creatures. This is one of the most touching, heartwarming films I have experienced in a long time. It also features Lewis Pullman, who is the son of the actor Bill Pullman. My husband and I have always been big fans of Bill Pullman, and I didn’t realize that Lewis was his son until after the movie, but throughout watching the film, I kept thinking, I know this actor from somewhere. I recognize him. It’s always amazing to see the likeness and the mannerisms of a father in a son. It’s inescapable in a beautiful way. The other recommendation is the book The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett. Kathryn Stockett is the writer who wrote The Help and this is her first book written since (17 years ago!). I couldn’t put The Calamity Club down. It’s an excellent, engaging book. It proved to be a wonderful distraction for my nerves, during down time, throughout the wedding week. I have no doubts that The Calamity Club will make the big screen, as well.
+ I have been reading a book about the Kahuna philosophy. The Kahunas in the Hawaiian tribes were the high priests. Kahuna literally means “keeper of hidden knowledge.” The main premise by which the Kahunas live by is “Harm No One With Hate.” Invariably, we will all cause harm at times, often unintentionally. The Kahunas believe that intention is the most important element of any action. You can accidentally hit and thus, kill a squirrel, while driving on the road, but that is not something which you should then harm yourself with guilt and angst about. You didn’t harm the squirrel with hateful intention. The Kahunas also believe that you cannot escape “karma” in the sense that your subconscious is always aware of your actual intentions in all that you do. So, it is always your subconscious, that is going to find away to “punish/instruct/redirect you” when you cause harm intentionally, and that often manifests in reality with what we like to call “karma.” Like many belief systems, the Kahunas believed that the path to spiritual enlightenment, was to practice meditation to the point that you are completely self-aware, thus understanding where all your wants/inclinations/reactions/beliefs are coming from, and thus making you able to act and to live from a fully integrated, completely conscious state.
Are you passing on love or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.
