

Note: I certainly DID not have anything figured out when I started down my path.. just the complete opposite. So, if I, Ms. Type A, triple Taurus, stubborn, senior citizen that I am, can do this, SO CAN YOU! Plus, I still don't have anything figured out - I just keep doing what brings me joy and trust that the rest will unfold in Divine and Perfect Timing. I am happy to report.. so far.. so good. So, if you are still with me, please read on.. the juicy stuff follows!


Thank God it was legal, safe and inexpensive - because I took the flyer and enrolled in the class that very day! I took a leap of faith. Very, Very unlike me, triple Taurus, who always has a well researched, rock solid, Plan A, with at least 3 other back-up plans, while wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time. I have never liked the unknown or surprises!

And beyond that, it is difficult for me to actually use finite words to describe an Infinite experience. The class lasted 2 - 1/2 hrs - honestly, I barely made it through - it was so intense. I don't remember driving home - but I do remember that I walked out of there knowing that I had connected to something very different, very sacred and that somehow, my life was headed in a way different direction. I had no idea - I was terrified, but at the same time exhilarated, liberated. LESSON NUMBER TWO: Finding your way home, DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK LIKE OR SHOW UP THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO!

"You are that which you are seeking", Saint Francis

"I don't believe that you find yourself. I don't believe you create yourself. I believe you make a nurturing environment, let yourself BE, and see what grows", Dr. Siri Atma, from his book, Waves of Healing, Listening to the Voice of Your Soul.
Please take a moment to re-read that statement and let it really soak in - it's beauty, truth and profound simplicity. For me, the nurturing environment was my yoga practice - and from my commitment to my practice, I grew into my own skin from the inside out! What YOU have to do is simply find places, people, things, environments that nurture you - that make your heart sing with joy - that when you are there, all of the crazy, ugly, nonsense that would normally be running rampant through your mind ceases and you feel buoyantly peaceful, accepted, safe, loved and that you belong without having to CHANGE who you are. That is how I felt in my yoga practice. Then those feelings began to extend out beyond my practice and gradually became integrated into my life when I wasn't doing yoga. I was still the triple Taurus, ultra stubborn square peg, and mostly the world and Life was the round hole, but now it was ok. More square hole people and circumstances were drawn to me and I found where I really belonged - rather than making myself change so that I could belong somewhere else! WAHE GURU. Imagine that? Being ok, just BEING you.. wow, what a concept that was for me to accept.

" We are born with only one obligation - to be completely who we are". "The Universe reveals its abundance most clearly when we can be who we are". "The unwavering truth is that when we agree to any demand, request, or condition that is contrary to our soul's nature, the cost is that precious life force is drained off our core. Despite the seeming rewards of compliance, our souls grow weary by engaging in activities that are inherently against our nature".
What activities are you engaging in that is draining your precious life force? Are you willing to consider letting something go to find your passion and your purpose?

Please tune in next time for the truly miraculous story of how I traded in my panty hose, business suits, briefcase, Type A control freak, rigid lifestyle, which was draining my life force - for flip flops, a yoga mat, and a community of people that I truly adore. And, how I manifested the biggest miracle in my life - living in Italy for a year totally by myself, not knowing a soul, not speaking the language, staying at a yoga Ashram, with very little money, and against all odds.

Love, Peace, Light, Magic & Miracles to you in Abundance,
Vikki
ps... NO, I am not making a million dollars walking dogs on the beach, and eating tortilla chips... BUT I am doing something way better than that :)
Stay tuned.....