Connected with the Universe

I such a small space as the blog I can't imagine how to explain the feeling of being "Connected to the Universe". Probably most people accept the idea at some level through their connection with God (or Gods), some accept it through their belief in metaphysics, still others simply sense the connection. The idea is that life is full of connections and that if you pay attention to what you see, what you hear, and what you feel, then you'll sense the subtle guidance the universe provides to you. Courage and a sense of Peace come from trusting that your soul knows and senses the way.

In the late 1990's after Robin had attended massage school we both began to sense a greater connectedness to life. I don't know if it was the training she had received, or a change to being more open to life, or maybe some other fundamental change in each of us. As with many folks we'd always thought there were some strange coincidences it life. For example, we'd talk about a friend from long ago and then suddenly that person would call up out of the blue to ask "what's new". Over the years these coincidences just became part of our daily lives.

I'd say the hallmarks of Robin's journey began in late 2005 when we read Lance Armstrong's book "It's not about the bike my ". Then in April 2006 she rented the DVD "The Tibetan Book of the Dead". It's about Buddhist spirituality - how they live life and how they view and experience death.