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| Subject: The Journey Into Community...The Lesson of Having Love and Joy | |
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Author: Meredith |
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Date Posted: 22:13:42 04/18/05 Mon It’s fascinating to me to be sitting in the center listening to all the motion around me…all the energy being directly at bringing friends closer to us…bringing them into a place where they can finally relax, finally just be themselves and finally let go and let other people help them…. And they can help us. It’s funny, I think the biggest resistance I can to coming here was opening to receiving all the benefits of living in community. I laugh and smirk at the amount of times I asked for favors, assistance or inclusion and it was always granted. I didn’t realize until recently that the quality of love and attention this community has put on me has been the thing I’ve wanted my whole life. I am filled with gratitude for the speed at which my eyes are being opened to my “lovability.” In fact on a daily basis I feel myself more and more uncovered and more and more full. I literally feel a fullness in my belly that is similar to having eaten a nourishing meal. I have moments in my mind….”Hey Rob, can I make a business card for me that has One Taste and my picture….” --- “Sure Mer” he says…that was about 5 months ago and I didn’t follow up. The subtext was WOW, that was so easy. The people here want me to have what I want. The only “trick” is that it’s me that has to get used to life being so easy and so pleasurable and in turn it has taught me to grant requests that others ask me in an equally swift and loving way. And, the deeper cut of that is present in my life which is deliberate attention on my words, my requests and my commitments. I’m finding that since I know my friends are willing to consider giving me what I want and almost always grant it that I am finding myself being really thankful for all the requests I made in the past --- and realizing that every…”Hey can I have a birthday party here (a year ago) or hey…can I do massage there… (6 months ago) or hey…maybe I could come and visit the house for awhile… Really, I was saying…Hey…Can I come in? And, yep…I can. And, I realize now that I’ve always been welcomed…it’s just me that had to be ready to receive the gifts of love and connection being offered to me. I’m loving my life and experiencing success, joy and a quiet humble greatness as well as deep gratitude more deep than I ever imagined was possible. Thank you. Love, Meredith [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |