Spiritually Practicing

Spiritually Practicing
What have you been practicing the longest?
They asked me.
I talked about my daily rituals,
my time writing in my journals,
my gratitude, inspiration, intention and joy journals.
What did you practice before that?
Like when you are a kid?
I would think about a practice,
and then I would push myself back in time.
Ultimately, I came back to the moment
I was born
and realized,
I have spent my entire life
in the spiritual practice of aging.
Aging,
is not just something I am practicing now,
it is a life long journey
we practice throughout our lives.
Each stage of our lives is a time of renewal,
inner exploration
and a quest for spiritual wisdom.
Each moment is an opportunity
to soak in the lifetime of lessons
we have acquired along the journey.
Our lives are filled with memories
which fill us with gratitude and honesty
and lessons on how to learn from
that which we value and that which we regret.
The rules of the denomination
are not what we practice in our spiritual journey,
it is the moments where we have these
AHA moments,
when we experience something which

challenges us to grow and evolve
in a constant state of transformation.
It is those moments that we grow and evolve
while meditating and being mindful
in each of life’s precious moments.
It is each moment,
I remember to give thanks
for the abundance of gifts
that come with each stage of aging.
It is what I practice and experience
in each moment of love, kindness
and my ability to reflect on them and remember.
It is what I practice while experiencing community
or isolation from
and the connections which guide me on my journey
and remind me that each moment
of my life
is an opportunity to practice
being the best I can be.
Aging is not just about
this phase of my life.
It is about each moment
I have lived
from my birth and then beyond.

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Become Your Ashram

Become Your Ashram

Traveling to an ashram
became part of my dream
while reading Eat, Pray, Love.
Spending time in a quiet place,
meditating, praying, and
becoming spiritually disciplined.
I thought spending time in an ashram
would offer me a structured life where
I could focus on inner growth.
It was a space where I could begin each day
meditating,
doing yoga,
spiritual study
and reflecting with others.
It was a space where I could engage in selfless service and
practice mindfulness in every action.
It is a space where everything is simple, and basic
and my mind was clear and focused.
The reality is we do not have to travel to an ashram;
we can become one.
We can structure our life
with daily and consistent routines,
of yoga, or meditation,
We can be consistent about
when we eat and rest
because doing to helps us
live a simple and orderly life.
We can keep our space clean and decluttered
stabilizing the energy in which we live.
We can spend time,
as much as we can,
away from gadgets
and spending time with ourselves.
We can be present when we are eating,
and do so with intent and giving thanks.
We can spend every moment of our day,
living in the moment,
being of service
to yourself
and others.
I am working on arriving at mine,
where are you in your journey?

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Window Shopping

Window Shopping

Let’s go shopping,
my mother would say.
Shopping,
my mother would teach me,
was not about buying,
but appreciating.
When we had no money,
she would take me out
and we would walk and stop
looking in the windows.
She would treat each window
like a display at a museum.
Look and s
ee the beauty.
We don’t have to own it,
to see the beauty in it.
Happiness, she taught me,
does not come in having,
it comes from appreciating
the beauty we see in life,
while loving the simple life we have
without it.

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Sabi

Sabi

Sabi,
it’s about finding beauty,
peace,
the deeply felt warmth,
one experiences in life.
Sabi
is what we find in our possessions,
the ones that are well worn,
long used,
weathered,
faded,
and aged with us.
It shows up in us,
like it does in things,
reflecting our age,
our wear,
and the wisdom we gain over time.
Sabi
reminds us
each day is a gift,
that we all grow old,
we all break and change.
Sabi
reminds us
to stay at peace,
to always stay connected
to the Ultimate
and the world around us.
Sabi
reminds us
to focus on the tea
and not just the cup it is served in.
to honor the cracks in our lives,
and not try to hide them,
and to slow down
and give thanks for
every moment
and to sit and reflect
in Sabi.

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Shining My Light

Shining My Light

Woke up hearing
this little light of mine,
I’m going to let it shine.
But where am I shining it?
Am I shining my light with love
seeing one set of qualities
or am I shining my light
on people, places and things
I may be struggling to like,
never mind love
and seeing another set.
Am I shining my light on that
which is adorable and delightful
or am I shining my light on that
which is irritating and repulsive.
Or am I shining my light in a way that
i see all of you,
like I want you to see all of me,
Am I shining my light
to see the Divine in the obvious of
people, places and things,
or am I looking just beyond,
in the cracks and crevices
to see the Divine in what others are not.
This little light of mine,
may I remember to let it shine
unconditionally on all.

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The Socratic Way

The Socratic Way

What is the Socratic way?
Why do you constantly want us to question,
one of my students asked.
After thinking about it for a while,
I said I teach this way
because it is about teaching you about your quest.
it’s about teaching you how to find you and your truth,
by asking questions of yourself and others
and not just listening to a lecture.
I introduce you to this way, because
I want to you to step back
and begin a quest to find your knowledge.
We cannot achieve self mastery
or become the best version of ourselves,
if we do not spend our lifetime asking questions.
I teach you to think things through.
I teach you to liberate your mind.
I teach you to learn from others
as others learn from you.
I teach you to learn to listen
to the quiet wisdom within
not the true or false,
but the light we find on our own.
I teach you to question all you know,
or think you do,
and wash the dust off your brain.
I teach you to probe and seek
to hear the voice that speaks to you from within,
and to ask, to listen, and to see,
It is in this process of learning
that which we do not yet know,
that we set our hearts, minds and souls free.
That, my student, is why I teach this way.

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Thank you!

Thank You

Thank you.
Those are the words I woke up to this morning.
One of my summer students
thanked me for all the work I had put in.
There was something about reading those words,
something about someone unexpectedly
taking just a moment to notice
and then to say thank you
that felt like a cold glass of water on a hot day.
Thank you.
It is something we should all practice saying
as it grounds us in the love that surrounds us,
removes the stress,
which overwhelms us
and connects us with our Higher Power.
Thank you
is as powerful to say
as it is to hear.
Thank you
is something we can say
to others,
human and not
to ourselves,
and to the Ultimate.
it is not about how, whom or when.
it is just about taking a moment to stop and say
Thank You!

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It just takes a moment

It just takes a moment

Not everyone can be kind and caring,
not all of us can afford it.”
They said to me and then began ghosting me.
It doesn’t cost anything to be enriched,
or to enrich others.
Each day is filled with the opportunities
to enrich and be enriched.
The simple act of offering
costs nothing
and enriches all.
It just takes a moment to be compassionate,
and in that moment our compassion enriches
and enriches us.
Compassion enables us to
release our ego
and have empathy for others.
I don’t have to go through your pain,
but I can empathize with it
and be compassionate.
It just takes a moment to smile.
Smiling is not only contagious for others,
but enriches us as well,
filling our bodies with hormones
that make us happier
and it costs nothing to smile.
Loving words cost nothing,
but for some it can be like cold water on a hot summer day.
It can be as simple as paying a compliment,
or encouraging them and telling them
they can make it through
it just takes a moment to praise them
and tell them what you love about them.
It doesn't cost anything to offer help.
to say can I do this for you,
or can I do something to lighten your load.
Doing something simple like taking out the trash,
or listening to them and
allowing them to feel heard
enriches everyone.
it doesn’t cost anything to share your heart,
offer them time to listen,
to offer them a seat,
or to simply hold their hand.
None of this costs anything,
but offering of ourselves
enriches us and them
and all of it can happen
in just a moment.

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Holy Hindsight

Holy Hindsight

Hindsight is 20/20.
it reminds me how much easier it can be
to see things we have lived through,
then it is in the present.
Our wisdom of the past
is much then our wisdom of the present.
Not only do we see our own lives with clarity,
we see the guidance of the Ultimate
in ways we could not see it before,
We have holy hindsight.
There is something about having this hindsight
that is comforting and peaceful
and makes us more resilient.
I journal daily because
it helps me have holy hindsight.
it helps me see all the moments
the Ultimate has winked at me
and said I just did a new thing in your life,
did you see it.
Each day is filled with memories,
of how the Ultimate is working in our lives.
We may not see it in this moment,
but we will in holy hindsight.
We will see it if not now,
then later in the world of memories
we have yet to make.
While we are making them,
may we remember to note the God moments,
the ones that happen while we are making them,
while we are living them,
while we are residing in them,
and may we experience the holiest of hindsight
as we seek to remember them.

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Befriending

Befriending

Not all friends are the same.
There are some people
We are friendly with,
but they are not a friend.
regardless of what Facebook calls them.
There are those we hang with
and play with,
but they are primarily for fun.
Then there are the good friends,
the ones we like to hang out with
and always leave us feeling better.
Then there are our spiritual friends,
the ones that go beyond casual socializing,
the ones who love and support us
and our growth,
They are the one’s who know us,
love us,
help us stay anchored,
really listen
and are with us in good times and bad.
These are the ones we have truly befriended.
Then there is us.
When we befriend ourselves,
we love all of who we are,
we love our flaws and fears
with a desire to more fully understand
and learn from and about.
We befriend ourselves
and let go of perfection.
Befriending ourselves is about
opening our hearts,
to all of who we are,
the devastated parts,
the prostituted parts,
the homeless parts,
the parts we have been running from,
and give all of who we are refuge,
the parts we love and welcome,
and those we do not.
How can we befriend others,
if we have not learned how to befriend ourselves?

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