"To Thine own self be true,

 And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Farewell, my blessing season this in thee!"

How often the words "To Thine own self be true" would cross my mind throughout these 35+ years of my Spiritual journey. How simple the words of Shakespeare and how profound. The path of Yoga, the path to enlightenment is the path of Knowing the Self and ultimately loving the Self.

For most of my life I searched for something outside of myself. Somewhere out there was the Glory, the Grace, the Wisdom and Perfection. I prayed and meditated, searched and searched, I read, I wrote, I cried, I ached for this Something. Through perseverance, discipline and a driving determination I finally found in these simple words the Truth.  I found myself.

I wonder if I could have found myself any other way because God knows I tried it all. But those years in the Adirondacks embraced me and filled me with the simple truth I found in the heart of Mother Nature…I Am enough simply because I Am. There is honesty and integrity in loving myself…in being True to myself. Knowing myself and being True to myself keeps me in alignment with the Divine within.

The journey to the Self  is the journey of self love and it is through loving myself that I now share the most beautiful, easy, comfortable and peaceful relationship of my life. He is my mirror, his goodness is my goodness, my goodness is his. We have so much in common–our differences are in our past–we share a very deep love for our children and understand the depth of that love. We move with ease together in learning how to be comfortable with something so wonderful. There is something very pure about this relationship…perhaps it is the purity of Divine Light, the purity of two Souls who have connected at midlife after doing lifetimes of work, moving through lifetimes of Karma, and being open to receive that we have both arrived at this time to simply Be together. I do not take a single moment of his presence in my life for granted. This is a treasure that brings to mind the word perfect. Websters New World dictionary defines perfect as "complete in all respects;without defect or omission."  That is my experience now within myself and our relationship…complete in all respects…perfect.

May you find the path to enlightenment, to self love and To Thine own self be true.

With love & blessings,

Kathleen