I’ve been on the road since early April and have made many stops along the way. Today, I fly to London for 2 weeks of events, and I’m very much looking forward to being with the folks who are coming to my Sacred Sites Tour and those who will be at my Spiritual Counseling Training Intensive.
I’ve not had a home of my own for the last five months and it’s been a continuous adventure in releasing attachments and living in the flow – which is so healing for my mind. I’ve had long periods of homelessness and I stopped calling it that because people would write to me with concern and invite me to come and stay with them. There’s the thought that being homeless is a “bad” thing, and while it can definitely be challenging, it can also be liberating.
My being on the road and without a home base, challenges some people. People often want to know where my home base is and where my things are. When I tell them I have no home base, they sometimes find it difficult to understand. They wonder why I would choose this way of living.
I don’t feel like I chose it, I feel like it was guidance and I’m following along. I feel my mind healing so rapidly through practicing non-attachment. It’s definitely easier to stay in one place. I don’t enjoy packing and unpacking. I do enjoy the spiritual healing and growth.
We can practice non-attachment wherever we are and it’s deeply healing. It’s so helpful to notice each day where the attachments to routine are and to make the effort to relax the mind and let them go and try new things. Experimenting is a wonderful spiritual practice of discovery!
I encourage you to pay attention to the “shoulds” that still dominate your thinking. Examine the patterns of behavior that you have a strong attachment to and be willing to just do things differently for a day, a week, a month. You’ll discover things you cannot possibly discover any other way.
Sleep on a different side of the bed. Use a different toothpaste. Go to bed and wake up at a different time. Try something different for breakfast and take a different route to work. If it feels really challenging, then know that your healing awaits you! What a relief to let go of attachments!
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