Full Capacity!
Today's Intention: Observe the fullness of my life!
This is the weekend of my 40th birthday, and I received a package today from my sister in law. She has been in "the club" (as the 40's are referred to) for a couple of years. Her card to me was beautiful, and offered the advice that I look back at where I was in my life when I turned 30. I was immediately flooded with memories. I lived in NY, had been married for only a few months, and was just beginning my career in healing arts as a massage therapist. I was embarking on a new chapter on my life back then, just as I am now.
The most poignant aspect of a birthday is the opportunity it offers us to look at our own lives with a perspective of celebration. In the study of Kashmir Shaivism, it is believed that the Divine chooses to be embodied as a means to experience joy. I embrace this philosophy and, especially at milestones such as a 40th birthday, can easily reflect on the depth of meaning I continue to feel in my life. I appreciate that my experiences, whether painful or joyful, have contributed equally to the fullness I now know.
I am blessed with a bright mind, big heart, excitement and passion for life. Surrounding me are brilliant, caring souls who have taught me and loved me well! Today I pause, with jubilant humility, at the fullness I have known in my life thus far, and I let it all in.
This is the weekend of my 40th birthday, and I received a package today from my sister in law. She has been in "the club" (as the 40's are referred to) for a couple of years. Her card to me was beautiful, and offered the advice that I look back at where I was in my life when I turned 30. I was immediately flooded with memories. I lived in NY, had been married for only a few months, and was just beginning my career in healing arts as a massage therapist. I was embarking on a new chapter on my life back then, just as I am now.
The most poignant aspect of a birthday is the opportunity it offers us to look at our own lives with a perspective of celebration. In the study of Kashmir Shaivism, it is believed that the Divine chooses to be embodied as a means to experience joy. I embrace this philosophy and, especially at milestones such as a 40th birthday, can easily reflect on the depth of meaning I continue to feel in my life. I appreciate that my experiences, whether painful or joyful, have contributed equally to the fullness I now know.
I am blessed with a bright mind, big heart, excitement and passion for life. Surrounding me are brilliant, caring souls who have taught me and loved me well! Today I pause, with jubilant humility, at the fullness I have known in my life thus far, and I let it all in.