PS to diane ...julia

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Dear diane and all,

 

I just came for a quick visit to read what I posted earlier.... what I wrote is

from the perspective of where I am in my life now. I have a 7 year old and a 10

year old in my family, it's not like I could head to my island even if I really

really wanted to.( which is quite often at timess...lol) If I did not have these

two blessed children if I had but the older ones in their 20.s ( today is my

sons 29th birthday!)I would probably say the same things (like I have no clue

really if that is so!) but that would not stop me bringing many changes into my

life. I bet we would not be still living in the city, We would have moved away

by now perhaps to my island. I would definitly have negotiated changes with my

husband. Leaving the physical place where my adult family are living would not

be abandoning them. Communication and support is possible across great

distances. When my 7 and 10 year olds are adults ( my daughter with DS is

going to live her own independant life) I just might go and live on the island

for a time or for ever.

Although I can never " escape " being a mother and the responsibility that brings,

the role of mother changes as our children grow into adults. As we grow older

there seems to be a definitle calling to return more and more to the self and be

with the self in presence.

Can I ask you diane what is it you would be doing differently if you felt the

freedom to do it?

Supris supris another short post....Just wanted to add that as I really had not

said enough...lol!!

love Julia

 

, " Julia " <jajahern

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> Dear Diane,

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> When I was living in bliss recently if John was still working (he is now

retired and at home quite often) I would have found dealing with every day

matters much more difficult. It was not so much that I could not manage or deal

with my life at all.... but I could not manage it within a pre determined timed

adgenda that occurs in families and in the work enviornment. I am lucky that I

did not have to function in a strict time frame during this time. That said I

was able to function as long as I had a say and some control over what I did and

when. Also for me now the bliss has passed and while I have the memory of it in

all my cells I am not experiencing it presently. I have no idea what it would be

like to have this going on for as long as you have it but I imagne that it would

be challenging to put it mildly! I can't really describe to others the bliss

but what I call bliss is not a static thing...I mean the bliss morphs and moves

into different expressions in and on the body. It is felt in every single cell

in the body, every single cell vibrates with love, contentment, peace,and bliss.

Bliss is the ultimate sweetness that combines every goodness that is given in

the body. Everything in and on the body is infused. the awareness of the other

bodys comes and being one with all and the knowing that I am that, is beyond

words...blissful seems the single world that best describes ! During this it

can be impossible to move not to mind function normally. But other times the

bliss morphs in such a way that I could carry the bliss in every cell around

with me and somehow function from this place...almost detatched and observing

what was happining in all the bodys and operating from a different place to

usual... can't find the words really to express this...should probably take more

time to let the words come, but not sure I could do better that all ready

stated...lol! During the bliss there is no more surrendering to do... it is done

or it is perhaps an experience of continious surrender.

> Anyway, I would love to be on my island during this time, I think it would be

sooooo wonderful. But the thing is I think I am called to surrender fully in

the context of the life I was given, or life I decided to take here this time

round. I really believe this surrender to K can be done. Whether I will ever be

able to live in bliss on a full time basis I have no idea...lol... probably not

I would think. I am back again on a new round of learning and lessons. I only

get to experience bliss for a very short time and this memory which is now part

of me will help me to surrender more on an ongoing basis in the mundane of my

life at least I feel this is the case.

> Since Scott mentioned living like Christ this has been to the forefront of my

mind. There has always been something about the life of Christ in the catholic

church and the focus on the crucifiction that has not sat easy with me. it is

like His death is more important than the life he led. The focus on his death

as sacrifice and forgivenss of sins and salvation being the example to follow on

how to live ones life, distracts from how to live the life as christ did. I

think His death was inevitable becuase of the life he led and so it is the life

he led that is the thing to focus on, the example to base ones life on. We

often ask ourselves (or not lol) what would Christ have done here?...we focus

on big examples and situaltions and dilemas that we come accross.... when if we

look at his life we see the mundane, we see that he fasted, he prayed he spent

time in contemplation with God and with himself and then he came/returned to

real life and lived a life of service and love for others. He was able to

bring his presence to others and be fully with them. We can do that too. The

safeties and our own personal practices give us the space and time to touch the

presence within ourselves and then bring this presence with us to the others in

our lives. I think K graces us as we surrender more and more but then we must

return with the learning and presence to our lives of service and love for

others. Diane I think the challenge that K gives us when she comes to us is

that in asking for full surrender she really does not want us to then be just

with her... she expects us to fully live our lives as they have been given... to

live like Christ did.

>

> ok my thoughts came flying out there this is a very long post...eek... I hope

some of it makes sense, but if not no worries as you now all know by now that it

takes me ages to express what could probably be said in much much less

words..lol!

> Love Julia.

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> , Diane Baugh

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