Here we go….I’m making my first entry into the world of blogging while feeling a little overwhelmed by having so much to say and not knowing what to say. As I sit here looking at the screen, I detect a kind of effervescent  feeling of  both excitement and fear. Have you ever had the feeling that you have allot to say yet have no idea where to begin?  I’m there!

I’m reminded of my love for acronyms. They come easy for me and I like to use them in both playful ways and to help participants in workshops remember key points.

I would like  the ” blog” in my blog  to be an acronym and I’m asking for your help. I’ve listed a couple of examples for fun of: Good Blogs, Bad Blogs and My Blogs. Please add your suggestions and lets have fun with it. Mostly add your acronym for My Blog.

Bad  Blogs:(

Boring-Lousy- Ostentatious & Glib

Bad-Language-Overriding Good

Good Blogs:)

Brilliant-Loving-Open & Giving

Bold-Loving-Open & Graceful

Here are the entries for my blog so far:

Bold-Loving-Open & Graceful

Bold Language Of Grace

Best  Long Ohmmmm Going

Post your B.L.O.G. suggestions!

In the Blogs to come, you can expect to hear my thoughts and insights about Radical Wholeness and the practical tools  to transform from being rooted in Ego to grounded in Essence.

In blogs to come, I’ll be sharing  my philosophical thoughts about Essence from the Radical Wholeness book that’s under construction for you to respond to, sharing practical transformational tools for you to experiment with and  transparent observations from my own life, sometimes stumbling and other times with a bit of grace,  as I attempt to live it as deeply and  fully as I can from Essence - in service to Wholeness.

Until next time, In Wholeness,

Michael

So what do I mean by Essence anyway?

Essence is a beautiful and simple word I use to refer to a mysterious something that is hard to define, but we all know it when we experience it. Essence is the physical sensation of feeling a Divine Presence.

Essence comes through when we are swept away by listening to beautiful music, moved deeply through witnessing great art and or expanded through well- crafted writing. We sometimes feel it from the teachers who touch our lives the most profoundly. Yet, we are just as likely to be touched by it when witnessing a simple act of kindness, an amazing athletic feat or when receiving a child’s dandelion bouquet. It is the overwhelming emotion of love we experience when we share a hug with our beloved.

The source of this Essence is God, Spirit, or The Divine.  I call this experience Embodied Presence. Whatever your word is, we all yearn to connect with this Presence.

Embodied Presence is found when we live in the moment and not the past or the future. It’s when we allow the Divine Presence to come through us and express itself. To live as fully, and deeply as is possible, we must move beyond the limits of our Ego to find Essence.

In blogs to come, I’ll be sharing  my philosophical thoughts about Essence from the Radical Wholeness book that’s under construction for you to respond to, sharing practical transformational tools for you to experiment with and  transparent observations from my own life, sometimes stumbling and other times with a bit of grace,  as I attempt to live it as deeply and  fully as I can from Essence - in service to Wholeness.

Until next time, In Wholeness,

Michael