<< Kimmer, thanks for this. It doesn't sound very Abe-ish, but much more like
dharma I have heard and integrated from other sources. The desire to be
authentic, to live with truth and honesty, to really be one with the scary
mucky stuff as well as the twinkly rainbow stuff...to swallow the fiery
ball entire...this strikes me as being at the core of the hero's journey we
are ultimately all called to embark upon and complete. >>
Ah, NetPaul, you picked up on my homespun, eclectic spirituality. :-)
You're right, I'm not strictly Abe. I take what resonates with me from Abe
and from other traditions, too, but there isn't one tradition I completely
embrace, it's much more personalized than that.
If I had to put an Abe spin on this, I'd just say that "All is well" really
rings true, including the sticky, mucky stuff. :-) Going through the
sticky, mucky stuff has gotten me here, and I don't regret a minute of it.
When you can relax even during tough times within the certain knowledge that
it's all right and there for a reason, it makes it so much easier. :-)
Kimmer
