I feel like I’ve been gone for a very long time, almost two weeks since my last post, I’d say that’s a long time, wouldn’t you? I was in New York, for some much needed down time. I did only the essentials and left everything else for my return to Toronto, I even left the self-help books at Boarders and opted for a little fiction instead. Me and fiction hardly do well, often time I read ten to fifteen pages and I forget I own the book, to my surprise I picked an excellent fiction book and I’m looking forward to reading what happens next. Excellent read if anyone is interested, it’s by Jose Saramago Titled: BLINDNESS, I think title speaks for itself.
One of my favorite things to do next to visiting High Park is cooking and baking. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I could spend hours in a kitchen thinking about nothing more than the meal I’m preparing or dessert that I am baking - clear thinking about the task at hand, the individual step I must take to finish cooking my meal with the most tender, love, and care to ensure a desired taste. So in New York where there is no High Park, the kitchen serves the same purpose. Four days were spent slaving over a hot stove to entertain a several friends for dinner. I guess I can’t use the word “slaving” if I had fun doing it, can I?
A life-coaching tip I always leave my clients with: When you stop learning you’re either dead or stuck someone along your life path. Meaning, even after you learn the art of awareness and are consciously aware of your behaviors including that of your ego, if you are not completely aware, because nobody is, your ego will manifest and unless you submit to learning you will become stuck again, taken by ego. A good friend whom has felt total consciousness, enlightenment, and sheer joy, succumbed to the volume of noise within her life, she told me over a dinner conversation, coincidentally I too, I said, fell off the enlightenment wagon not long ago. What do you suppose happened, she asked, we forgot, I said, we forgot that in every experience and in every aspect of life there is a learning lesson to be had and instead of learning it we turned our head and enabled the negative forces to become part of us.
I needed to step away from the noise to refocus and recalibrate my internal senses to the things that matter the most to me. I am fortunate and thankful to have the ability to step away from the noise to give myself the time needed. Maybe it’s time you stepped away from the noise to refocus your life toward the things that matter the most to you.
8 comments:
glad you had the down time. hope you feel refreshed.
i have been contracting for some time now...after much expansion...and journeying more inward (:
enjoy your journey
ok, let me try my comment again...the last 2 didn't seem to work...
i'm glad you had some good down town; hope you feel refreshed.
i am going through a contracting stage of my life...after much expansion...journeying inward (:
enjoy your journey bruno...
Oh boy does this ring true. :-) I forget too, sometimes, that there is always a lesson.
Excellent insight! Even "forgetting" about the enlightenment serves as a learning lesson. There are reasons why you stray off your path, and through the simple awareness of 'forgetting', you can identify what caused you to temporarily forget. Therefore you can re-enable consciousness in your life. Even if the material world seems to have stopped, your mind never will.
Im glad for this post Bruno!
Bruno,
I am so glad you're back. I missed you so.
Reading this made me want to step back and plan a lovely meal for those I love, and prepare it. It's been a long time since I was able to participate and enjoy my passion. There is a lot of noise. You've reminded me of that ever so gently. Thank you.
I used to tell my children that if they didn't learn something new each day that day was a wasted one. We would sit over dinner each night and talk about the things we discovered each day. It was a wonderful time of my life and I miss it so very much. To this day, when we get together, they talk about the things they have learned that day...they are voracious learners and gentle spirits.
I look forward to seeing you again soon...-j
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Hi Bruno
I find that writing is an indication of my level of learning. If I'm not writing, I'm not learning i.e. I am stuck.
Thank you for reminding me of that.
Juliet
I just really liked that.....everybody can take away something different from your posts that suits their particular lifestyle. We may have the chance to move to a place in the beautiful Tasmanian wilderness for a few years....and I was worrying about the money!! I think I read this post just at the right time:)
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