A fledgling is protected by the parent birds
only until such time it grows its wings.
I have shown the way.
You must now be able to follow it up and
find peace wherever you are.
- Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Welcome to this blog...a place for the ordinary to be expressed extraordinarily through us all ... as we are Living from the Heart & Flying Free!
This is the first day of the rest of my life...what an appropriate statement for what is happening right now in my life...this being the first day of a "retirement" phase of my life. And, we've only just begun...is the sensed feeling.
The function of Spiritual Director of AHAM was passed on to Stan Davis, yesterday, in our Interlude program (Sunday, October 31st). This was on the eve of our founding Spiritual Director's birthday, Ramana. And, before this first entry is being written, I was in Ramana's room honoring his birthday. I was tuning into this being a full circle of completion... my meeting him in 1978 and the years we spent together in the creation of AHAM ... and now in the handing over of this creation into the hands and Heart of our AHAM Community and the Heart-felt direction of Stan Davis. What a blessed life we have! I am so grateful for this time to have participated in this creation. Now, with everything in place ... our facilities in USA and India ... our Conscious Curriculum...money in the bank ... our Conscious Community ... we've only just begun...
So, as this new life cycle unfolds for Elizabeth ... it began with spending time, here at AHAM, with a dear friend in our AHAM family ... Michele Bordelon. She assisted me in setting up this blog and setting the stage for these communications. Our time together expressed perfectly this next phase of my life as we shared together with no roles or functions involved, as it would have been in the past ... it was simply two friends hanging out together Heart to Heart.
It warms my Heart to begin experiencing the "fruits of our labor" over these past 32 years ... seeing the Heart expressing Itself so naturally and freely within and through Michele. The tables were turned ... I was the recipient of this Heart-felt exchange as I was experiencing the experience of "leaving the nest" of AHAM after 32 years. Michele was right here with me as these feelings came up and simply held a nurturing Heart space of acceptance and Love. What a beautiful feeling to receive in this way. Another full circle was happening.
As Ramana Maharshi shared above, "find peace wherever you are." Whatever is occurring ... wherever the body is placed ... whatever the responsibility ... find peace right where I am ... receiving it all as a blessing.
Over the years, as Ramana was being my conscious friend and being with me in the process of waking up, I had said to him many times, "How can I ever repay you for all that you have given to me?" Each and every time he would say back to me, "Simply by being who you are, Love." Today on Ramana's birthday, I am so happy to be able to give back to him in this way. And, I am overjoyed that this gift is not only from me ... it is from the entire AHAM family!
We've only just begun
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way,
And, YES, we've just begun!
- The Carpenters Song
