'Boldness Has Genius, Power And Magic In It...'
I slept for nine long hours... Perhaps a celebratory Margarita cocktail had something to do with this!
Anadi and I were celebrating life... We raised our glasses to love and consciousness; which are one and the same thing; but we like the toast...'To living a life of love and consciousness...' The tantric way - through experience - through living this life in the body... In the words of a Tantric proverb...
'He who would rise must first thrust himself up with the aid of the earth...'
And right now, I am in a cafe in the heart of San Pedro... I dropped our washing off at the 'laundry place...' We spoke only in Spanish and I established (I am almost 100% sure!) that with 'solo washing' and 'sin ironing' I can collect at una hora tomorrow....
The temperature has dropped with the arrival of September. It is sunny and breezy and the temperature gauge is saying 28 degrees instead of the 33 and 34 we are accustomed to...
And I am sitting here writing, with my cafe con leche in front of me. I ran alone earlier this morning, along the beach and the promenade finishing by diving into the sea... I was the only person there...
This sea is not a welcoming one... 'It feels rather menacing' I commented to Anadi on my return... He agreed with me.
'Its feels like it could eat me up in one second' I continued....Within only a few steps from the seashore, the depth is up to my chest and then I take one more step and I cannot touch the bottom... The waves swirl and the icy ness and movement of the ocean feel 'powerful beyond measure...'
I have just been writing in my journal... I started with a request, as I often do, for insight and guidance as to where my soul is calling me to go...
'Running and writing... Keep running and writing and the way will continue to reveal itself...
Commit fully to this...'
And that was it, the answer to my request...
I was reminded of the piece of writing that inspires me always, and helps me to commit fully to the course my soul calls me in....
'Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.'
Later...
I am back from a swim in 'my pool'...
Due to a perhaps rather over zealous 'collecting up' of all that needed washing, I found I had no bikini bottoms... Fortunately I unearthed a top, and decided that a pair of black pants looked quite 'bikini - like'
I loved my swim... Up and down for half a mile... And I didn't hear anyone saying...
'Look at that woman, she's swimming in her pants...!'
