Minding My Own Business

Lately, this have been my grand-daughter's favorite reply to the question, "What are you doing?" She says, "I'm minding my own business. J is minding her business. Mom is minding her business. We are all minding our own business." While it seems funny to hear the words come from her five year old lips, it has been a saving mantra in moments I might have chosen to engage in the drama  of others.

As prayerful as I have been this Lenten season, I have still slammed up against a wall of distress. My body is reactive to my issues and it seems there is quite a war in my mind being played out on the battlefield of my body. (Deepak Chopra Soul of Healing Affirmations)

I've been listening to the above linked CD nightly. If I stay awake long enough, I get snagged in the affirmation on letting go of judgment. When the struggle of my opinion arises, I remember that I could just mind my own business. It is amazing how that choice easily frees others from my judgment. There are very few issues I really need to weight in on. As I live the convictions of my beliefs I become the example rather than the instigator of distress.

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home. Sharon Salzberg

Being at home with ourselves heals the differences we have with others. We are each of us traveling both individual and shared paths. While our struggles may seem separate, our purpose is the same - to love and be loved in return.

When all your desires are distilled;
You will cast just two votes:
To love more,
And be happy.

Rumi

Continued blessings on this journey toward enlightenment.