To help a little more, this one will share a bit of day to day life since Realization:
The body wakes up, normal morning grooming still happens (for some reason the teeth haven't learned to brush themselves), coffee is made, the kids are woken up, breakfast is eaten while breaking up a few fights over who gets the last piece of bacon, lunch is made for school with healthy snacks despite incessant cries for "junk food", toys left on the floor are still tripped over, as well as trying to teach the younger ones how to put them over cries of "No!" and "Mine!", the husband's clothes are still ironed, the bills still have to be paid, the body aches at times from picking up and carrying two little ones, the head aches at times from hearing "Elmo" songs and toddler screams throughout the day, and on, and on. However, all of this above is done to a backdrop of Silence... Peace... Stillness... Wonder... Love... Excitement... Calm... Poise... Balance... Serenity. Mind comes and quickly goes. Emotions come and quickly go. The Moment is Savored... Treasured... LIVED. Nothing changes but the Perspective. Nothing is lost but the baggage. Nothing is gained because It was Already Always Here. Living Now in Peace ... Living Gratitude. Holly: Remembering what you have said has helped dis-spell the irrational fears of fraying (I hope) ego. : ) Sarojini: Have NO fears... they are unnecessary and unfounded. Just an illusion... just a distraction... just energy. This that IS is Beautiful, Serene and more Real than Reality was ever known to Be by the mind. It IS and a bag of chips! Great Peace and many Blessings, Sarojini Thank you! Holly
