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A Simple Direction

Toke often posts phrases from Prem Rawat. I quite like the simplicity and direction in both of these men.

Pay attention to your day.
Pay attention to this breath.
Pay attention to this life.

I return today from a swirl of life that will continue to swirl in me. Dana and I married last week in a circle of stones on a beach. It was simple. It was beautiful. And then we returned to that site on the beach a couple of days to breathe, to pay attention.

Life is meant to swirl, isn’t it. Sometimes quickly. Sometimes with linger. Sometimes with rich texture that can only come in the swirl. I love knowing experience in my body. Like I know this circle and ceremony. It’s how I best remember.

People like these men, Toke and Prem Rawat help me to remember that. Dana helps me to remember and know that, into a life already rich, and something tells me, is about to get richer.

On we swirl with simple direction.

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