I like me - Metta Meditation Works!

This is me at my happiest - at Folly Beach with my Pod sisters.

Good morning! It's foggy this morning - when I first looked out the window, a blank white wall over the Pond - then it broke and things were relatively clear - now it's coming back in again. Glad this is a day at home and not one to need to be somewhere else early - or for that matter any time today! It has been an interesting experience - the Art of Nothing personal retreats offerings. Only one couple has attended so far. I had hoped for 3 or 4 days to spend with others doing nothing, and I will, as time goes by. But the real value has already been realized by me - the preparation for it. I have developed four "self-inquiries" and will spend some time doing them myself. Meanwhile, just the development of the questions and the background information that led to them has been revealing of myself. After all, that is my work - finding out who I am - and any way that can be enhanced is GOOD. For one thing, I have settled in to a healthy eating routine (ten days now) with basically no sugar and a balance of carbohydrates, protein, and fat. I have been doing things that make me smile - knitting, sewing, walking the labyrinth, doing yoga, meditating, reading, a pottery class, and contemplating what might be next in my life. Getting back to the crafts I love has been a fun thing and who knows what that might lead to? This year I have been doing dreamed of things - maybe a "bucket list"? - things like a pottery class, committing to living a month in the Southwest (Santa Fe) this fall, making more women friends, going deeper spiritually, becoming comfortable with Christianity, beginning to be able to connect my spirituality to Christianity. This last is an ongoing mission - not even on my list of "things to do before I die" until about 5 years ago - but my study of Celtic Wisdom and the blending of it and Christianity so readily so many years ago has been a major factor. And, with all of this occurring, I am happy with myself. I like me. And, that's been No. 1 on my list since I was a child. It's been my experience this is the most difficult of all learnings.