Mexican Adventure, by Sue
On Sunday I went to a Charreada, a Mexican horse event of skill and courage. (Ir a español) I was invited by Jose who was judging the event and my goodness didn’t he look the part when he arrived to pick me up.! Beautiful coordinated outfit, shiny boots, tooled belt and sombrero to top it off! I was in another world! A world of generosity, chivalry and openness as well as laughter and honesty! The world of the charro or Mexican cowboy. We arrived at the venue along with two of Jose’s friends and Jose laid out his Mexican blanket for me to sit on in the tiered metal seats. It began with a...
Read MoreEmotional Authenticity, with Frances and Anje
An emotion arises first in an abstract way, then the mind looks to the past to find a reason for it. (Ir a español) But what if you didn’t come to any conclusion about what the feeling means, if you were to withdraw judgment and forgive your conclusions? The feeling doesn’t define who you are. Express it authentically! Then you can move through it and past it. Some key points from the expression session Frances: The emotion arises first in an abstract way, and then the mind tries to find a reason for it in the past. Anje: I labeled it “anger” and related it to the sex we saw in...
Read MoreExpresión – Ana Gaby
(Go to English) En la sesión de expresión de esta mañana comentaba como un día anterior había experimentado como todo es perfecto. Me había sentido incomoda toda la mañana de pensar que no quería hacer ciertas tareas que me habían indicado, así que como siempre, analizaba. ¿Porqué? ¿Porqué no quiero hacerlas? Sentía que eran muchas y yo quería tener tiempo para descansar, pero ¿Era verdad qué eran muchas?, ¿Porqué quiero descansar? Sentía que eran ideas del ego, pero aun peor no sabía como expresar que no quería hacer todo esto. Me vería muy irresponsable, floja o poco servicial. (Que...
Read MoreIt’s Not Personal, by Frances
In an audio by Frances, she speaks to some concerns voiced during an expression session this morning. Here are some of her ideas: Nothing I experience is personal. The same applies to you. Don’t make it a problem about yourself. Don’t judge yourself; don’t conclude; just accept what is. I don’t understand things or feelings in the middle of them. It’s perfect. So I don’t try to label it or solve anything. Clarity comes after with perspective. Share your specifics, but don’t hold on to them. I’m given this role to hold this community together, so I feel something that is not at all Frances....
Read MoreSufi Dance, by Sue
Yesterday the invitation went out to “give all to all” in the form of an inspired extension to the group. Craig volunteered to share Sufi dancing, a seemingly paradoxical way to transcend the external and come into the still center. As my current inspiration is to film joyous vignettes of experience, I would like to share some of the dancing with you now! Each dancer had their own given way of expressing the ‘whirl’…. Craig and Catarina set the tone, leading us into the Sufi music, Catarina’s skirt a hypnotic flow of colors, following the mystical words: La illaha il...
Read MoreA Golf Course in Miracles, by Craig
Just before flying from Mexico to Florida for a number of weeks to teach some golf, my leg swelled up like a pumpkin, as if it were a tire inflated by a bicycle pump. It got even worse with hours of constant standing and teaching in Florida. But, after praying, a doctor figure appeared to me on the golf practice area, hitting golf balls and wearing only his blue operating theatre clothes. I remember at the time thinking it seemed quite surreal. See picture: Well, it’s not him exactly. The doctor proceeded to approach me and after some casual chat and a short golf lesson, he told me he was a...
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