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Thankful Thursday...Home is where the heart is

7/27/2017

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​“Aren't you, like me, hoping that some person, thing, or event will come along to give you that final feeling of inner well-being you desire? Don't you often hope: 'May this book, idea, course, trip, job, country or relationship fulfill my deepest desire.' But as long as you are waiting for that mysterious moment you will go on running helter-skelter, always anxious and restless, always lustful and angry, never fully satisfied. You know that this is the compulsiveness that keeps us going and busy, but at the same time makes us wonder whether we are getting anywhere in the long run. This is the way to spiritual exhaustion and burn-out. This is the way to spiritual death.” 
― Henri J.M. Nouwen
Happy Thursday beautiful hearts!  As I was practicing Yoga last night one of my beloved teachers, Shannon gave a Dharma talk and her words were so poignant and light filled.  She began class inviting us to close our eyes and feel the boundaries of the four walls around us.  She then invited us inward to notice the boundaries of our skin and skeletal system.  Her talk progressed and she invited us to notice all the 'things' that we seek in our lives in the hopes that they will offer us the feeling of satisfaction and completeness.  

The bright shiny objects that relieve our suffering, the new couch, the darling pair of  shoes, or maybe the faster sports car.  She offered these examples without judgement and also with the realization that she too does that.  She spoke of the Eastern cultures and how some of the poorest people in Shri Lanka were some of the most content and happy people she ever met.  

She asked us to travel a bit further inward and to notice that the beloved is truly residing within us.  "Home is where your heart is my loves.  There is nothing and no-one in this external world that can begin to compare with the preciousness of your soul."  Her words touched me in such a way and I felt a shiver run through my being.  They also reminded me of the beloved Sufi poet, Rumi, "Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you?”

On this Thankful Thursday I am grateful to my teacher and friend as she reminded me yet again that it doesn't come from the outside, this walk on the Earth is an inside job.  May you feel fully connected to the divine that resides within you.  May you be happy and free within the walls of your heart.  May you discover treasure upon treasure within your heart.  

May You Sweetly Seek:)
In gratitude, 
Sarah   
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