wholeness

I enjoyed today. It was a beautiful, mild winter day, with a full moon guiding my commute to work this morning.

Word is getting out at work that I am traveling, so conversations are starting around it. People are celebrating my initiative to take time to do some community building service and self-exploration work. I am also hearing of others' dreams, some deferred longer than mine, to serve in the Peace Corps or some similar organization. A coworker's daughter worked for Witness for Peace in Nicaragua, so I may have some contacts coming there. It's nice to realize that by following my dreams, I might actually be contributing to others' pursuing their dreams.

I have also found some integration coming forth internally. Last night, in an exhausted state typical of late, I realized I have simply not been eating enough! It was a cleansing-type reaction to digestive problems I was having a month or two ago. But I'd forgotten to restart a more normal diet--until last night. Now I think if I just drink more fluids, eat more veggies and less dense/fatty stuff I should be fine. Anyway, my energy boost today was tremendous, from this simple adjustment of feeding myself adequately.

I found a great book at the place I am house-sitting. It's called "When the Body Says No", written by an MD named Gabor Mate (con acento en el ultimo "e"). It's richly compassionate, exploring the mind-body connection, and the capacity for healing therein. I am finding it very supportive of a honest inner dialogue on self-healing, and by extension, living the life I seek.

I also have continued to avoid alcohol, pot and caffeine. This has prompted greater access to dream clarity, and a stronger focus on old-fashioned prayer. Last night, I had some important breakthroughs in the dream state, affirming to me I am on a good road.

These activities are supporting a spirit-mind-body coordination I am finding deeply supportive. Along with the social component added to that today--a couple hugs and well-wishes, even a "miss-you"--I feel I have reached a new place of psychic readiness to begin travel. Even the tooth calmed down--perhaps from the better nutrition, perhaps just getting over the work that was done on the adjacent tooth a week or two ago.

Things are coming together.