#live lessons

“‘Live Lesson BTS’. What a journey it’s been, 28 lessons done and two more to go! See you Friday at 5pm UK time on my Instagram live x“

Oh my gosh how cute are the first two pages ♥0♥. I just love how he stands infront the mirror every monring. Giving himself thumbs up! Everyone needs to do that! Actually, thats a buddhist trick ^0^

And how sad the third ;___;.

I just wanted to say. I always loved Gladstone. But that I am now almost as obsessed with him, as I am with ScroogexMagica is alone YOUR fault dear tumblr folk!

The BBC micro:bit will be put to the test at the controls of the TARDIS in this special Live Lesson.

At 25 I found myself at my first spiritual transition. My quarter life crisis. I had accomplished my major childhood goals. I was married with a child. I had a good corporate job. We moved from New York to Atlanta and purchased a home. My checklist was complete, but I still felt unbalanced and confused. I had not found the peace that I knew would come at the end of years of hard work and focus. I felt I had bought into a massive lie about the meaning of success and happiness. Although I had followed the plan, I found myself In a environment that felt foreign to my spirit.

The chorus of Love and Forgiveness came to me as I washed dishes, gazing out the window facing my backyard.

When the melody and words come this way, I know spirit is speaking a bigger message through me.

Love and Forgiveness Are Necessary to Heal the Heart Nourish the Weary, to Birth the Light Gain Clarity Love and Forgiveness

What this meant to me at 25 was that I was responsible for my evolution. As I evaluated my life to that point, the lines between miseducation and willing conformity were very blurry. How many times had I ignored my intuition or made choices that felt safe despite my heart pulling in another direction?

For all its blessing and challenges , the place I found myself standing in was largely of my own making. It was now up to me to reflect, accept and move on. Love represented zest for life, valuing myself, knowing my desired were worth nurturing. Forgiveness represented the healing, not blaming, not judging, the moving forward.

Over 10 years have passed since I wrote Love and Forgiveness. Life continues to confirm to me that being more loving and forgiving is necessary.

Our world is saturated with human suffering. Advocating for the defenseless and mobilizing revolution against injustice are always worthy causes.  However, our efforts to reform the external world should never take precedence over the work we are required to do on ourselves.

Will your anger motivate you to eat better, care for your body, educate yourself, learn a martial arts, be loyal to your mate, be a better parent, be a better sibling, be a better example, guard your mind against distractions, grow food, meditate, be silent? Cultivate the ability to hear the messages beyond the media. The spirits speak in silence.

If we remain in a state of reflection and self-work, it becomes harder to judge others for their vices. Some of the time spent judging and pleading for change must be redirected to the discipline of developing self, family and community. In that order. With this mind-state, the rage, frustration and sadness that once consumed us, becomes portals to expansion.  

This process of pain and growth reminds we of giving birth.

The mother supports life, but the mother is not God. When the baby is ready, the space that holds them becomes too small. This requires a transition. The discomfort is intense but temporary. The pressure is necessary to help us reach a place where we realize that there is so much more to life then what we knew before.