Texas on my mind, plus a “Secret” shift
I’ve had Texas on my mind lately—the death of Ann Richards, learning that Molly Ivins has cancer, Lance Armstrong training for the NY Marathon, the passing of Sharon Parish, my connection with her family and our friends in Austin and beyond . . . And, of course, my daughter Lilla and my grandkids, Jack and Molly (that’s them at the right of my header), waiting for Brandon’s return from Iraq in early December. Plus Sara Hickman singing “Comfort’s Sigh” over the computer headphones.
My long-time feline companion, Chocolate, is lying on my desk this morning, purring, wanting her belly rubbed. She’s 18 years old and still going strong, though she has some challenges with pain in her hips from time to time. Chocolate was my sole companion for those five years I lived alone in the hills outside Austin, waking up to who I really am, creating an intention to live the life for which I was intended, envisioning what that would look like, attracting Shonnie into my life. Yep, Texas on my mind.
Which brings me to another topic. Since watching the movie, “The Secret,” something has really shifted in me; I have more gratitude for what I have—Shonnie, my family, my kitty family members, my friends, my health, the life we’ve created for ourselves, Asheville, Jubilee!, the mountains that surround us here, what is yet to come. I’d spent close to two years in anger and resentment about the current administration and this nation’s march toward authoritarianism. But when I retook the More To Life basic course in Knoxville in August, I woke up to the fact that as long as I am holding ill will against anyone (including myself), I am out of integrity. And that was the first step toward coming home: letting go of resentment toward Shonnie, other family members, George W. Bush, Dick Chaney, Donald Rumsfeld, Carl Rove. Once I did that, a dark cloud lifted. I embraced life. I felt joy, happiness, hope, delight in what is, a connection with all those around me, with all that is. Not all the time, but much of the time.
So I went out and bought a DVD of “The Secret” yesterday at Mystic Journeys, a new agey store near downtown Asheville. And I intend to watch it a number of times so that its message really sinks in. What’s it about? Well, I’m not going to spoil the secret, but just let me say that many of you likely know much of the information in it. But the message of the power we each have to create what we really want, to attract into our lives our most cherished dreams is potently presented, presented in a way that is easy to understand and absorb. If you haven’t seen it, my recommendation is that you do so. And if you live in Western North Carolina, come over to our house this weekend and watch it with me and Shonnie.
Namaste, y’all!
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Yes, I know I have a bias being your wife and all, yet I can say without hesitation that you’ve been exuding different energy since watching The Secret. I think that one of the most valuable things we can do is to limit our spreading of negative, fear-laden energy. We’re human so we’re going to experience anger, frustration, judgment, etc., however we can notice when we’re being “run” by those emotions and CHOOSE to shift our attention and thereby change our mood. Of course my intention is to love you and my other planetary companions regardless of the energy coming at me. It’s simply easier for me to do when that energy flow is loving, light, and gentle.
Comment by Shonnie — September 28, 2006 @ 2:58 pm