This important part of my life

Finally I decided to talk about this important part of my life. Yeap, something quite personal, things that you sometimes decide not to share, some struggles of course and my philosophy of life. Spirituality is a major component of my life, I do not call myself a religious person even thoughg I grew up in a very Catholic family, attended a Christian Church for five years and quit after I began feeling that my philosophy of life was a little different. All my life I have practice Yoga and Meditation more at some points than others. I remember picking up my first Yoga book when I was seven or eight years old from the public library, Yeap during those times was a lot easier to do Lotus than now that is for sure :-). While was in the military I stop practicing and did not pick my practice up again until 2004 while I was in my doctoral program and working full time and my stress level was kicking up and my health was not the best facing Lupus and a history of stroke and partial seizures. Yes my body was breaking apart and the only thing I knew what to do best was to return to my practice of childhood.

Along with my Yoga practice and my meditation I began reading about Buddhist thought. Books written by Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Salzberg, Pema Chodron and others helped me to deepen my practice but still I consider myself as still having a "monkey mind."

I am hoping that these thoughts will continue to help me deepen my practice as well.

Namaste