We've heard a lot about Oprah who had a very successful teleseminar with Eckhart Tolle, rather like a book club with 700,000 members! What a wonderful world we live in. I love this time, I love technology, I love Eckart Tolle's style of writing spiritual things for everyone to understand - who is in the place that wants to understand. If you haven't read A New Earth - Awakening to Your Life's Purpose 
, I highly recommend it to every grandmother out there. It is so time for our conscious awareness of our ego, of the God within, of being present in our bodies, in our relationships and in our families to come to the surface and br recognized joyfully!
Consciousness is cool! :) We grandmothers can bring this awareness to our children, to our mates, to our grandchildren and we can transform the earth by practicing the presence of God. Brother Lawrence brought this home to me many years ago, but through time, career, a few husbands and being a single mom - I rather lost touch with this beautiful little gem of a book: Practicing the Presence by Brother Lawrence
. Brother Lawrence was a cook in the monestary and he saw God in every pot, every spoon, every vegetable, every sauce he cooked. He saw it in the dishes he washed, in the floor he swept, in the honor of serving the food he created - with God's help.
How are we present in our days? Brother Lawrence did this in the kitchen. We are so far away from our food, and the preparation of our food, that we are hard pressed to find God in our meals or our food. Do you pray before you start preparing a meal? I don't mean closing your eyes, silently thanking God or reciting a prayer you learned earlier. I mean the kind of prayer of the present.
Look at food. See the deep green of the spinach, the rich red of the beets, the golden yellow of the pepper. Notice the creative texture and design of each vegetable. Smell them, appreciate their beauty, their nourishment, their colors. Smell each spice you use in your dish and appreciate that beautiful gift of taste and smell. Appreciate each creative piece of art work this food is. What fabulous creativity. What joy is offered to us in this beautiful food. We didn't even ask for such a precious gift. It is just given!
, I highly recommend it to every grandmother out there. It is so time for our conscious awareness of our ego, of the God within, of being present in our bodies, in our relationships and in our families to come to the surface and br recognized joyfully!Consciousness is cool! :) We grandmothers can bring this awareness to our children, to our mates, to our grandchildren and we can transform the earth by practicing the presence of God. Brother Lawrence brought this home to me many years ago, but through time, career, a few husbands and being a single mom - I rather lost touch with this beautiful little gem of a book: Practicing the Presence by Brother Lawrence
. Brother Lawrence was a cook in the monestary and he saw God in every pot, every spoon, every vegetable, every sauce he cooked. He saw it in the dishes he washed, in the floor he swept, in the honor of serving the food he created - with God's help.How are we present in our days? Brother Lawrence did this in the kitchen. We are so far away from our food, and the preparation of our food, that we are hard pressed to find God in our meals or our food. Do you pray before you start preparing a meal? I don't mean closing your eyes, silently thanking God or reciting a prayer you learned earlier. I mean the kind of prayer of the present.
Look at food. See the deep green of the spinach, the rich red of the beets, the golden yellow of the pepper. Notice the creative texture and design of each vegetable. Smell them, appreciate their beauty, their nourishment, their colors. Smell each spice you use in your dish and appreciate that beautiful gift of taste and smell. Appreciate each creative piece of art work this food is. What fabulous creativity. What joy is offered to us in this beautiful food. We didn't even ask for such a precious gift. It is just given!
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