Christmas Day

This is such a joyous day. This is the day the Lord was made. Let us rejoice. Christmas is supposed to be cold with snow. But this was a beautiful sunny warm day for Christmas. Steve and I were able to walk our 2 mile route without getting cold since the temperature was 43 degrees at 10:00 am. Yippee! Then we left to go to my parent’s home in Ohio. I'm usually a little apprehensive about going home, unsure of the outcome. At times in the past I would have some contentious moments there. I was never able to fully understand these feelings before. The older I get, the more I believe it is the difference in my expanded awareness of how I view the world. I used to think it was because I was stupid and they are all smart. Since lately, I have seen myself as an artist; I have a very different perception of things than other people.

On the way to their home in Ohio, I prayed to God to give me wisdom when to talk and when not to talk. We were warmly greeted by my parents. Mom said she hoped we didn't mind but they invited their minister who didn't have anywhere to go. I was overjoyed. He is from Thailand and filled with knowledge and love. I was blessed to sit by him and we talked the entire dinner about yoga, breathing, meditation, Buddhist thought vs. Christ like centeredness and similarities.

To explain my husband and my relationship, he is a very endearing, loving, compassionate man that I would never trade for anyone else in the entire world. But we lack the inner connection that I am not quite sure how to explain until today. I have a little better understanding after talking to Towhee. After I explained to my husband, he said he would make a conscious effort to become more connected with me through meditation/prayer and yoga. Yoga allows us to connect to that Christ like centeredness within us to bring calmness of mind and love to ourselves in that we can be able to ultimately give to others. God came to teach us to love one another as He loved us.

God is so good. Blessed be His name, Jesus!