I want to go to Beautiful

We went on a journey this summer. Our journey took us to family celebrations in Ohio, among the red rock and vortex country of Sedona, along the Californian coast of Newport Beach and between the mountains of southern Utah. It was on this Journey we got to meet up with some of you . . . our friends, family and students. Individually we arrived from our own journeys with an opportunity to create sacred space with each other in these beautiful places. These outward journeys to meet together become a reflection of the inward journey to the sacred. Together we practiced the art of bodywork through the eyes, hands, ears and heart of compassion. These journeys reminding me of a story that shares the wisdom gained from a great master.

There were three students seeking the wisdom and power of a great Master. One student was sure he found a great master because this Master could balance the weight of his entire body upon the tip of one finger. Amazing! This student was very impressed and was sure he had found a Master. Another student was sure the Master he had found was great as he told how his Master could walk across a river, striding effortlessly atop the water from bank to bank. Impressive! Surely, this is a great Master. Finally the third student shared the story of how impressive his master was: “My master eats when he is hungry, drinks when he is thirsty and sleeps when he is tired.”

Try it some sometime. Eat when you’re hungry. Drink when you are thirsty. Sleep when you are tired. It may seem like the most natural thing in the world, but its not always as easy as it sounds. Tell us how it goes on this journey to become your own master. When we listen to our innate wisdom and follow our natural power, we nurture mastery through our hearts’ compassion and create sacred space inside and out. The Navaho say “Walking in Beauty” is the path of feeling oneness and walking with all that is. And India Arie sings so eloquently how she, “wants to go to Beautiful.” On our journeys together, we’ll meet you there, in Beautiful.