Searching

I have spent much of my life searching, wanting to find answers to some of life's biggest questions, like which is more influential on the development of humans, our genes or our enviroment? Where do we go after we die? Is there really life after death and if so what is that like?? Why do bad things happen to good people? etc. Of course at this tender age of my early sixties I don't have any real answers. But this questing, this searching is clearly an aspect of who I am......... After having assisted this past weekend at Kripalu in a very intensive workshop, "The Inner Quest Intensive" this is what I know on the" Monday after" about some of life's bigest questions having to do with "us humans" --- Under the different outer armour we adorn, the clothers we select daily , the frowns the wrinkles, the acne, the quick wit, the mulitple roles we take on such as the dreamer, the achiever, the critic, etc. there is a simple person with simple needs who desires only to be listened to, accepted understood and loved. And while this is probably not that profound or new to the reader there is nothing like spending time with others as they bond, develop a sense of trust, tell their stories, go deeper into the virgin territory and inner landscapes of their souls to have this reality take shape. It is a privlege and honor to witness the joys and pains that life brings us and to see that it is in the sharing of these experiences and the allowing of authentic feelings to emerge that a sense of freedom and spaciousness occurs. Self observation without judgement is a corner stone of this work I was priviledged to be a witness to such an experience this past weekend and it touched my soul in ways that words cannot express. I feel deep gratitude for the experience and know that my life has been enriched by this process.