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What's your guiding question?

Posted on Jun 6th, 2008 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 06, 2008:

One question, from Gay Hendricks:  "WAS MY LIFE A COMPLETE SUCCESS?" 

There are lots of questions that I meditate on, but  I've found this one to be the best and most comprehensive question for appreciating the present, setting the tone for the next right step, and learning from the past. 

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When was the last time you stayed up all night?

Posted on Nov 21st, 2007 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 21, 2007:

It was some time in August 2006 and I was in India celebrating the birthday of a friend.  We stayed up all night dancing and celebrating and then at 6 a.m. got in a rented car for the LONG ride to the sufi shrine in Ajmer.  We got there in the afternoon, prayed, ate a nice dinner, and then drove back to Delhi.  I made it home at about 6:00 a.m. and went to a 7 a.m. yoga class before going home to shower and get into bed for the longest and best sleep ever! 

I haven't stayed up all night since...  I must've gotten it all out of my system after that 2-day marathon! 
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What is your relationship to your life story?

Posted on Nov 17th, 2007 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 17, 2007:

I've been writing it for a long time... not yet knowing how all the pieces fit together and not yet seeing the bigger patterns I was creating. Writing my life story with more awareness now feels completely different. I used to write about myself like I was on the outside looking in, like someone else I was observing. Now I'm actually in it, not just watching my life go by in front of my eyes like a passive observer. Now it's not a story designed to sound nice at a cocktail party or impress someone else-- it's just me living my life and me writing the story so I can remember the challenges and gifts that brought me to this moment.
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What is creativity?

Posted on Nov 15th, 2007 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 15, 2007:

Living in alignment with your highest purpose...   Your creativity is that aspect of you that was made "in the image and likeness of God."  To not use it or to deny that part of you is to push away the most divine and holy aspect of yourself. 
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If you could replace 'watching tv' with one activity, what would

Posted on Nov 4th, 2007 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 04, 2007:

I've replaced "watching TV" with "living." 

I own a TV right now, which I do watch occasionally for documentaries and programs I enjoy when I choose-- about 2-3 hours a week.  But I've gone for years (I think in all, it's about 7 years) where I either didn't have a TV at all or I had one and never watched it-- because I was too busy livin' and loving life.   
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What's the most useful course you took in school?

Posted on Oct 10th, 2007 by Yamie : Lit from Within Yamie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for October 10, 2007:

British Literature in 9th grade.  It was my first glimpse of creating or having a holistic world view that integrates elements from philosophy and spirituality and literature art and culture...  My teacher was absolutely amazing and she made ALL of the books and plays we read come alive and have real meaning for us (not just intellectually, but personally).  The class inspired me to find the meaning in things, to think creatively about how things fit together, and to have FUN while thinking about it and living it all. 
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