It’s about an hour subway ride (2 train changes) from the Upper
East Side (86th & Lexington) to this little jetty of heaven here
on Far Rockaway Beach on the Atlantic O. Like most things in NYC, creating this
experience requires a fair bit of effort to make it so. It takes engaging,
traveling and navigating the many waves of big city, humanity rich, urban
living. To handle these diversions competently and act consciously in response has
demanded a significant upgrade in my own personal development, let me say.
Living here these past 2yrs has been an often demanding, master-in-the-making,
extra study class in Humanity 909 - NYC style. It’s been a being-in-the-world,
consciousness finishing school and the latest addition in my Life School
curriculum. Most every day is a real life litmus test showing me how clear,
calm and connected I actually Am. Or am not. And this is a good thing. Unless
the higher Spiritual insights translate to time on the street, face to face, they’re
really not worth so much. Or at least, not in a user-friendly kinda way and
unless I can embody my awakening, express it and live it each day, what’s the
point?
To be sure, returning here has been an essential and provisional
challenge in every and all ways. Apparently, this has been a necessary experience
for me to earn my chops to move up to a higher level of my, well … mastery. To
pull this off requires I always find ways to shift proactively and move my
energies more and more constructively. And
consciously. At this point in my-yours-and our evolution, nothing much less
will do.
A primary element in my awakening journey has been first
learning, yet more importantly, putting into practice the conscious behaviors
that keep creating equanimity and harmony in my life. On demand, as necessary,
which here is like, all the time. These
self-care practices I call my Constitutionals – the activities I do that keep
me happy, healthy and sane - though not always in that order.
For instance, as an extremely physically active, body oriented guy,
attending to my need for exercise is a numero uno, nonnegotiable must do. Especially
living on this island of 10 million + people. If I don’t do this simple thing for
myself daily (exercise), I feel frikkin’ nutz. Big time. Without a doubt, deep, rhythmic
and conscious breathing is a primary tool in keeping your emotional body clear
and clean. Believe it.
To compliment this aspect, I learned a while ago, I’m a total swimaholic
and an ocean water freak. (It’s a Pisces Moon thing.) In my perfect world, a
couple of times a week I need to be in it - swimming
to create my best me. Thus, the necessary (and well appreciated) effort it
takes to bike ride, ride the subway and bike ride some more to get to the beach.
This is a noteworthy jewel in the guide to Awakening my Sacred – it’s in personally
wanting to do what I really need to do that always brings Grace into my life. Please, no internal friction is a must.
Having practiced ‘Temple
Strokes’ for many years now, I know how beneficial, along with transcendent being
in the water actually is. For me, it’s total temple-time.
Whenever I swim, I always feel better in my body, my mind and my
Spirit. Always. In this and other
specific ways, I’ve learned to do these simple things for myself that consistently
create feel good shifts in myself.
By attending to my basic nurturence needs (physically, emotionally,
mentally and Spiritually), I don’t drain the world and all my relationships
needing them to do this for me. In this way, I
alone am responsible to man up for myself – while doing it from my awakened
Heartspace. As I successfully swim into and through the many cross-currents coursing
these days, I’ve learned to get out of my own way. And this has made all the
difference in the world. It sure makes for a much smoother ride all the
way around.
I swim with webbed, swim gloves to give me a fuller pull in the
water, adding just a bit more oomph to my strokes. In this, it’s not about
creating more efficiency, it’s about greater comfort, joy and yes – MORE FUN in the water. I also swim with
a mask and snorkel, having long ago gotten tired of the turning neck and
breathing water thing. Swimming like this allows me to breath holotropically –
in one continuous, open breath - with no pause on the in or out breath. This
creates an open energy circuit that allows me to go into altered or expanded states of
awareness and for us consciousness junkies, this is pure delight. If I gotta
ride 1hr (one way) for this, so be it.
No, it’s not swimming blissfully naked off the coast of Ibiza,
warm in the Mediterranean Sea but hey, you gotta make your own paradise in life
- wherever, whenever, however and with whomever you possibly can. Especially if
it’s simply being with yourself. Especially.
This too is a basic to Awakening your Sacred anything – you are your very own source of Love in your life. No one else gets
this job. Only you. It’s in your willingness or resistance to align in your Soul
Stream to your Source Self, in your own Sacred that determines your degree of Awakness
in life. Happiness too.
Thank
You & Love To Us All ~
PS I am seeking assistance in publishing my work and invite any and all benefactors,
editors, agents and or publishers to help bring this to fruition - any ideas?
Please feel free to contact me at heartantra@yahoo.com ~ Thank You So Much ~
PPS I
invite you to share these posts with anyone you feel would benefit and if you
feel inspired, to write your feedback insights through the ‘Comment’ key on
this blog. Also, please check out my work, Heart Tantra - The Attunement
Session - on my web site heartantra.com. I offer in-person sessions here in the
NYC area and absentee or long-distance work if you don't. Always
Blessings On Your Way, Keith
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