decadent intimacy

The more I withdraw with discernement and sit to meditate, the clearer I become.

Every morning as i sit and practice going I N W A R D , I get the message and the wisdom to simplify my life so that I can hear my own wisdom.

I am cautious of the messages from the multiverse. I have learned to listen closely. You know the saying: first a whisper, then a roar, and finally a two by four! I have encountered the 2x4 enough times to know to take heed.

Inventory and looking I N W A R D is a central part of a 12-step program. In yogic philosophy, it is called Svadhyaya (pronounced svahd-YAH-yah), a Sanskrit term that means self-study, self-reflection, or self-inquiry. It is an imperative part of living a conscious life. But even so, how many of us continue to delude ourselves or stay stuck in a frequency of doing and living out of alignment with what is truly T R U E for each of us?

Simplifying for me is an inside job.

What that means to me at T H I S time is to get very clear on what is most important to me. To do that, I must tap into the S E N S A T E awareness of my own life experience. How does it feel? Posing this simple question at every action and experience I am engaging in. Am I just doing this thing because it is the "right" thing to do? Is there really a need for me to do this? Do I enjoy it? Am I still needing this in my life, or could I let it go and create S P A C E? What am I doing on autopilot? How can I infuse more presence and joy into the simplicity of my life today? What am I engaged in that I resent? Is it possible to R E F R A M E the experience so I may turn it into a form of service, thereby creating joy?

It is worth an inventory and housecleaning.

An internal introspective human version of weeding the garden and composting regularly.

I want to live fully, deeply, connected, and in my fierce grace.

I want that for all of us.

Decadent Intimacy ~ with our own dear sweet finite and priceless life.