Okay--I'm all s...

Okay--I'm all settled back into my cozy home now--ready to reflect.Listening to a mix that I made--all of my favorite girls:Ivy,Tori,Fiona,Beth....and a few boys:Peter,Dave,Anthony.This particular mix has a sedative effect on my ever-ampimg nerves.It's like a glass of wine and a breath of cool winter air(leafy magical halloween air).Another quote that I have been thinking about: "Whatever you love, you are". -Rumi-This is an excellent one, full of potentiality.Yes--we are drawn to things either because they are already in us or we wish for them to be a part of us.The attraction itself displays some insight or connection into that thing which you love.Ooh I like this thought.Thankyou Rumi!!! I love so many wonderful things--I always want them in my consciousness.Whether it be an awesome dish of Gang Karee from the local Thai restaurant or my favorite song--so many extensions of self can be found on the outside.The wind, the smell of fall, the color of my cheeks when I am flushed, a good bath, a quiet solitary bird or the lizard on the porch.Uncle John's Band by the Grateful Dead is such an uplifting song.I feel like I'm down by the riverside with the gang.It's a song to play only if you are willing to dance around the house like the silly fool that you are and not be so caught up in the angry trivialities of everyday life.And so it is,life is complex.I close with some more words from Rumi: The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy,a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and enteratin them all!! Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.